Afton, Virginia

Afton, Virginia
Unincorporated community
Amtrak's Cardinal passes through Afton in 2009. No trains stop in Afton.
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Coordinates: 38°01′56″N 78°50′21″W / 38.03222°N 78.83917°W / 38.03222; -78.83917Coordinates: 38°01′56″N 78°50′21″W / 38.03222°N 78.83917°W / 38.03222; -78.83917
Country	United States
State	Virginia
Counties	Albemarle, Nelson
Elevation	1,362 ft (415 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	22920
Area code(s)	540
FIPS code	51-51125
GNIS feature ID	1499043

Afton is an unincorporated community in Albemarle and Nelson counties in the U.S. State of Virginia. It is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains about 20 miles (32 km) west of Charlottesville.

Afton is home to the Blue Mountain Brewery and Cardinal Point Vineyard & Winery, producer of IPC, the world's first hopped chardonnay.