Thank you for selecting Spotsylvania County as your business location. Begin by contacting the county’s Economic Development Department today. Depending on what stage your business is in, help is just a question away!

• The EDA has financial grants available to help you get off the ground or expand.
• The EDA has low-cost office space to help you have a physical location while you finalize your plans or hire staff before your building is done.
• The EDA/staff can guide you through the licensing and regulatory requirements of the county so there are no surprises later.
• The EDA can partner with you and explore out-of-the-box financial arrangements to help fill in a few blanks you may have.

The county’s pro-business approach makes it easy to get projects off the ground quickly. For example, Spotsylvania’s priority processing guarantees that building permits will be reviewed and approved within two weeks, and the county staff works enthusiastically to meet even the most ambitious construction schedules.

Download our Spotsy-Essential-Guide here

The continued success of your business is very important to us. Please consider the Department of Economic Development a resource for your company. To better serve you we have prepared the following list of helpful information:

 

Doing Business in Spotsylvania County
For more information on doing business in Spotsylvania County, click here.

 

Doing Business in the State of Virginia
Virginia’s Business One Stop system is a service provided by the Virginia Department of Business Assistance. The purpose of the service is to accelerate business formation in the Commonwealth and thereby contribute to our economic prosperity. This service provides specific licensing, permitting and registration requirements for the user’s business situation and assists with partial completion of the necessary forms. Click here to go to the Virginia One Stop website.

 

Filing for Sales Tax & Personal Property Taxes
All new businesses are required by the Virginia Department of Taxation to complete registration forms with the locality code where it is located. New businesses in Spotsylvania County may actually have a Fredericksburg zip code. Under Virginia law, all municipalities incorporated as cities are independent of any county, therefore, the City of Fredericksburg is a separate entity from Spotsylvania County.

If your company has any one of the following physical address zip codes, your business IS located in Spotsylvania County:

22407- Fredericksburg	22546- Ruther Glen*	22960- Orange*
22553- Fredericksburg	22551- Spotsylvania	23015- Beaverdam*
22508- Locust Grove*	22553- Spotsylvania	23024- Bumpass*
22534- Partlow	22580- Woodford*	23117- Mineral*
*There are some properties that are located within Spotsylvania County that have zip codes that are also located in other Counties, please contact the Real Estate department at 540-507-7053 to verify your location. Thank you.*

 

County Contact Names

Department	Department Head
Building Department	Lewis Watts
Commissioner of the Revenue   -Assessment   -Business License   -Personal Property   -Real Estate   -State Income	Deborah F. Williams
County Administration	C. Douglas Barnes, County Administrator
Economic Development	Tom Rumora
Environmental Engineering & Zoning	Troy Tignor
Fire, Rescue & Emergency Management	R. Christian Eudailey
Planning Department	Wanda Parrish
Treasurer	Larry K. Pritchett
Utilities	Edward Petrovitch

County Contact Telephone Numbers

Assessment	507-7777
Building Office	507-7222
Business License	507-7051
Circuit Court	507-7600
Code Compliance	507-7222
Commissioner of the Revenue	507-7051
County Administration	507-7010
Economic Development	507-7210
Environmental Engineering	507-7222
Fire, Rescue & Emergency Management	507-7900
Planning Department	507-7434
Real Estate	507-7053
Treasurer’s Office	507-7058
Utilities/ Utility Billing	507-7300
Zoning Office	507-7222
*All telephone numbers have a 540 area code

 

Voting Districts & Representatives
Spotsylvania County is governed by a seven-member Board of Supervisors.  They are elected from each of the seven districts in the county.  All seven members serve staggered terms of four years. The Board of Supervisors sets County policies, adopts ordinances, appropriates funds, approves land rezoning and special exceptions to the zoning ordinance, and carries out other responsibilities set forth by the County code.

Click here to find your Board of Supervisors representative and to view a map of their voting districts. For more information on voting districts, please visit the Voter Registration website or contact them at 540-507-7380.

 

Business and Building Applications & Forms
Commissioner of the Revenue Business License Applications, Contractor’s Certifications, Meals Tax Forms, Trade Name Registration Form, Utility Tax Forms, Vehicle Change Forms, Land Use Applications, IRS Forms & Publications and much more.

Code Compliance Commercial and Residential Building applications, checklists and forms

Fee Schedules

Code Compliance Master Fee Schedule

Code Compliance Application Deposit Fees

Water & Sewer Rates and Fees

On-line Services provided by Spotsylvania County

Pay Real Estate, Personal Property and Water & Sewer bills

Real Estate Assessment Information

Tax Maps

Interactive GIS System

View current solicitations for bids

Register for a class or activity (Parks & Rec.)

 

Ribbon Cuttings & Grand Openings
Please contact Tom Rumora (540-507-7201) with any questions that you may have about your ribbon cutting and/or grand opening as well as to obtain a list of County officials and dignitaries.