Topping is an unincorporated community in Middlesex County, Virginia, United States. Topping is located on Virginia State Route 3 6.75 miles (10.86 km) east of Saluda. Topping has a post office with ZIP code 23169.[2][3]
Topping, Virginia | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Coordinates: 37°35′17″N 76°28′28″W / 37.58806°N 76.47444°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Middlesex |
Elevation | 46 ft (14 m) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 23169 |
Area code | 804 |
GNIS feature ID | 1475786[1] |
Topping is home to Hummel Field, an airfield created by Fred Hummel, a member of the Early Birds of Aviation, in 1925. Hummel then donated the site to Middlesex County in 1970.
Prospect, a historic plantation house, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Topping". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.