Bowling Green, Virginia

Bowling Green, Virginia
Town
Main Street, Bowling Green
Location in Virginia
Bowling Green
Location in Virginia
Bowling Green
Location in the contiguous United States
Coordinates: 38°3′12″N 77°20′51″W / 38.05333°N 77.34750°W / 38.05333; -77.34750
CountryUnited States
State Virginia
CountyCaroline
Founded1837
Government
 • MayorJason Satterwhite
Area
 • Total
1.63 sq mi (4.22 km2)
 • Land1.60 sq mi (4.15 km2)
 • Water0.023 sq mi (0.06 km2)
Elevation
226 ft (69 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,168
 • Estimate 
(2019)
1,175
 • Density732.5/sq mi (282.81/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
22427-22428
Area code804
FIPS code51-08888
GNIS feature ID1498454
WebsiteOfficial website

Bowling Green is an incorporated town in Caroline County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bowling Green had a population of 1,168.

The county seat of Caroline County since 1803, Bowling Green is best known as the "cradle of American horse racing", the home of the second-oldest Virginia Masonic Lodge, and the current location of the oldest continuously inhabited residence in Virginia.