Starting in February, the U.S. Postal Service will begin updating its database so the two ZIP codes will have a default mailing address of Harrisonburg, VA, and an "alternate preferred" address of Rockingham, VA.

An alternate preferred address essentially means residents in those two ZIP codes will be able to use either Harrisonburg or Rockingham in their address, and the USPS will accept both. Any type of commercial mailing will default to Rockingham, VA. The change was sought by the county because for years, residents and businesses inside the ZIP codes have been paying online sales taxes that end up going to Harrisonburg instead of Rockingham, said Michele Bridges, manager of the county's economic development and tourism.

• JMU Residence Halls (purple squares)
• corporately owned apartment complexes (green squares)
• individually owned single family or multi-family homes (orange squares)
  
• townhouses/condos you could purchase, primarily for undergrads (red text)
• townhouses you could purchase, primarily for grad students (blue text)

If you are interested in purchasing an investment property in Harrisonburg -- for college students, or not -- feel free to drop me an email (scott@HarrisonburgHousingToday.com) and we can discuss the best opportunities for you.

• Traveler
• Lucy Long
• Brown Roan
• Ajax
• Richmond

They were all names of General Robert E. Lee's horses!

A bit more of the story can be found here....

Although Traveller was General Lee's favorite horse, Lee did use other horses during the course of the Civil War. When Lee purchased Traveller, his stable already contained two horses, Richmond and Brown-Roan.

Two other horses, Lucy Long and Ajax, joined Lee's stable after he purchased Traveller.

Search for homes in Highland Park here.

Thanks for the heads up, Mary Kaye!
 

The increase in performance and stability along with new functionality will enhance user ability to interact and navigate inside the County map, obtaining data related to specific interests at a more efficient rate.

• Frazier Quarry
  

• a brand new Rockingham Memorial Hospital with lots of room for expansion, including the Funkhouser Women's Center that is now under construction.
• The expansion of Port Republic Road from a two-lane road to a five lane road.
• Construction on the Southeast Connector that will connect Route 42 (south of City) to Route 33 (east of City)

All of this new road infrastructure, plus the new hospital, plus a clustering of residential developments over the past 15-20 years has lead to quite a few new projects labeled on the map above.

• Aspen Heights, a new (not-yet-built) 184-unit student housing complex
• A proposed 220-unit high-end apartment complex built in the shape of a triangle, with a courtyard and pool in the center.  This is currently going through the approval process.
• Stoneport, which includes 105 acres of housing, commercial, retail and professional space.

Given the new hospital, the new road infrastructure, and the large area of existing housing, it is not surprise that we are seeing these new developments along Port Republic Road.  Stoneport is the largest of the new projects, and it will certainly be interesting to see what businesses are established in that location.