Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia

Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia
Unincorporated census-designated place
A view along Judicial Center Lane in Spotsylvania Courthouse
Location of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Virginia
Coordinates: 38°12′7″N 77°35′15″W / 38.20194°N 77.58750°W / 38.20194; -77.58750
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Spotsylvania
Area
• Total	10.8 sq mi (28.0 km2)
• Land	10.7 sq mi (27.8 km2)
• Water	0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2)
Elevation	299 ft (91 m)
Population  (2020)[1]
• Total	5,610
• Density	520/sq mi (200/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	22551, 22553
FIPS code	51-74470[2]
GNIS feature ID	1867599[3]

Spotsylvania Courthouse is a census-designated place (CDP) and the county seat of Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States, located 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Fredericksburg. Recognized by the U.S. Census Bureau as a census designated place (CDP), the population was 5,610 at the 2020 census.^[1]

During the American Civil War, the crossroads community became a Union objective during the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, fought May 8–21, 1864. The battle, which ended in stalemate,^[4] included a brutal 20-hour struggle over a section of the Confederate defenses that became known as the "Bloody Angle". The site of the Bloody Angle and other portions of the battlefield are preserved as part of Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park and administered by the National Park Service. The Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park includes three cemeteries. Over 15,000 Union soldiers, many unidentified, are buried in the Fredericksburg National Cemetery. The other two cemeteries are dedicated to fallen Confederate soldiers.^[5]