{{Short description|Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States}} {{Use American English|date=July 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}} {{Infobox settlement |official_name = Topping, Virginia |settlement_type = Unincorporated community |nickname = |motto =

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<!-- Area/postal codes & others --> |postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = 23169 |area_code = 804 |blank_name = GNIS feature ID |blank_info = 1475786<ref>{{cite gnis|1475786|Topping}}</ref> |blank1_name = |blank1_info = |website = |footnotes = }} '''Topping''' is an unincorporated community in Middlesex County, Virginia, United States. Topping is located on Virginia State Route 3 {{convert|6.75|mi|km}} east of Saluda. Topping has a post office with ZIP code 23169.<ref name="GR7">{{cite web|url=http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupAction!input.action|title=USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code|accessdate=2012-02-15|author=United States Postal Service|year=2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code|url=http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm|publisher=United States Postal Service|accessdate=August 21, 2012}}</ref>

Topping is home to Hummel Field, an airfield created by Fred Hummel, a member of the Early Birds of Aviation, in 1925. Hummel then donated the site to Middlesex County in 1970.

Prospect, a historic plantation house, was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref>

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{{Middlesex County, Virginia}}

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Category:Unincorporated communities in Middlesex County, Virginia Category:Unincorporated communities in Virginia

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