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Culpeper County Police Frequencies

Culpeper County in Virginia has 3 countywide conventional frequencies and 20 countywide talkgroups in our database. Use the list of 3 cities and communities below for local police departments.

About Culpeper County Police Frequencies

  • 3 conventional channels are analog FM, so any scanner can receive them. Enter the frequency and set the tone shown in the table.
  • Trunked radio systems that carry law-enforcement traffic here: Fauquier/Culpeper/Rappahannock: 20 talkgroups. A trunking scanner is required, and it must support the system type shown.
  • To follow a trunked system, program a control channel first. For Culpeper County, start with the Culpeper Simulcast site of Fauquier/Culpeper/Rappahannock. Its control channels: 853.2375, 854.1125, 854.5375 MHz.
  • 3 listed entries are marked encrypted. No scanner can decode encrypted audio.

Culpeper County conventional frequencies

Dispatch

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Germanna Community College (Culpeper Campus) PolicePolice/Security453.6375
In 458.6375
712 DPLFMNWSIK451

Jails & Corrections

AgencyDescriptionFrequency (MHz)ToneModeFCC
Coffeewood Correctional CenterCoffeewood Correctional Center460.1000
In 465.1000
136.5 PLFMNWPGZ521
Coffeewood Correctional CenterCoffeewood Correctional Center460.1750
In 465.1750
136.5 PLFMNWPGZ521

Culpeper County trunked talkgroups

Fauquier/Culpeper/Rappahannock

AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Culpeper Coordination/InteropMadison Sheriff Interop2603a2bD
Culpeper SheriffCulpeper Sheriff – Dispatch2101835T
Fauquier SheriffFauquier Sheriff – Dispatch110144dD
Rappahannock SheriffRappahannock Sheriff – Dispatch3101c1dT
Town of CulpeperTown of Culpeper – Dispatch2201899T
Culpeper SheriffCharlie (talkaround)2102836T
Culpeper SheriffIncident2103837T
Culpeper SheriffEcho (talkaround)2104838T
Culpeper SheriffCourt2105839T
Fauquier SheriffFauquier Sheriff – Tactical Channel110244eD
Fauquier SheriffFauquier Sheriff – Tactical Channel110344fD
Fauquier SheriffCourt1108454D
Fauquier SheriffJPS1601641D
Rappahannock SheriffRappahannock Sheriff – Tactical Channel3102c1eD
Town of CulpeperPolice Incident220289aT
Culpeper SheriffJail210683aT
Fauquier SheriffAdult Detention Center1109455D
3 encrypted talkgroups (cannot be monitored)
AgencyDescriptionTalkgroupHexMode
Culpeper SheriffSheriff Unknown210983dT
Fauquier SheriffFauquier Sheriff – Tactical Channel1104450D
Fauquier SheriffFauquier Sheriff – Tactical Channel1106452D

Radio system sites in Culpeper County

Program the control channel first; your scanner finds the voice channels from it.

Culpeper Simulcast · Fauquier/Culpeper/Rappahannock
RFSS 30 · Site 30 (hex 1E) · NAC 00F
Control 853.2375, 854.1125, 854.5375, 854.7375, 856.0625, 857.1125, 859.1375
What do these numbers mean?
Control channel
The frequency your scanner listens to first. It tells the scanner where each voice call is happening, so program it before anything else.
Voice
The other frequencies the site uses for calls. A trunking scanner follows them automatically once it has the control channel.
Site
One tower location of the system. Scanners show the number in decimal or hex, so both are listed.
RFSS (Radio Frequency Sub-System)
A group of sites run by the same controller. Large Project 25 systems can have several.
NAC (Network Access Code)
A hex code the site transmits. Your scanner can use it to ignore other systems on the same frequency.
Talkgroup
A virtual channel on a trunked system, such as one agency’s dispatch. Programming uses the decimal or hex number, depending on your scanner.

Cities & communities in Culpeper County

Common questions

What frequency do the police use in Culpeper County?

Dispatch channels listed for Culpeper County: Germanna Community College (Culpeper Campus) Police 453.6375 MHz (712 DPL).

Are Culpeper County police talkgroups encrypted?

3 of the 20 talkgroups listed for Culpeper County are marked fully or partly encrypted; a scanner cannot decode encrypted audio.