Bealeton is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fauquier County, Virginia, United States, at the intersection of U.S. Route 17 and State Route 28. The population was 5,882 at the 2020 census.

Public schools in Bealeton include Grace Miller Elementary, Cedar Lee Middle, and Liberty High School. Bealeton is home to its own post office, with ZIP code 22712.

Geography

Bealeton is located in southwestern Fauquier County. U.S. Route 17 leads north to Warrenton, the county seat, and southeast to Fredericksburg. VA 28 leads northeast to Manassas and southwest to U.S. Routes 15 and 29, which lead an additional to Culpeper.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.23%, is water.<br>

2010 2020

Bealeton was first listed as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census. Open every Sunday, May through October, activities include All-American barnstorming, wing walking, parachuting, aerobatic performances and open-cockpit biplane rides.

Bealeton is also the home of the world's largest old-fashioned roller skate. It was originally created as a float for a fireman's parade and put in place in front of the rink by Hugo Stribling when he opened Hugo's Skateway in 1978. The skating rink has changed hands several times since Hugo's was sold in 2007. The most recent owners closed the doors in January 2017 after their lease was terminated.

Morais Vineyards & Winery opened in 2011 and is Bealeton's only vineyard and winery, located right on Route 17. It is considered a Portuguese-style winery with a wedding venue that attracts thousands of people each year.

The Bealeton wedding venue Great Marsh Estate was featured in season 7 of Neflix's Love is Blind. The wedding venue opened in 2017 following the foreclosure of a private property built in 1989. It features an 8,000sqft Georgian-Revival building along with 121 acres of land.

References

  • Fauquier County Public Library, with a Bealeton branch
  • Bealeton Station Depot at Virginia.org