Afton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Albemarle and Nelson counties in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

It is newly listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 313.

[3] It is located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains about 20 miles (32 km) west of Charlottesville.

Afton first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S.

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