DataBank: IAD6 - Culpepper Data Center

IAD6, located in Culpeper, Virginia, is a highly secure, enterprise-grade data center operated by DataBank. Built within a federal-grade data campus just 60 miles from Washington, D.C., IAD6 is engineered for mission-critical government, financial, and enterprise workloads. Designed to Tier III+ specifications, this facility provides multi-layer physical security, carrier-neutral connectivity, and redundant infrastructure, making it an ideal location for compliance-sensitive and high-availability deployments.

IAD6 is part of DataBank’s Northern Virginia footprint, providing proximity to major government agencies, national fiber routes, and cloud interconnects—while remaining outside the urban density and risk zones of the D.C. metro. With hardened construction and support for industry-leading compliance frameworks, IAD6 is trusted by public sector entities and enterprises requiring maximum resilience.

⚙️ Facility Highlights

Tier III+ Design: N+1 or better redundancy for power and cooling, with concurrently maintainable systems

Purpose-Built Campus: Located in a secure, gated compound with physical separation from urban threats

High Availability: Designed for uptime-critical deployments across public and private sector use cases

Growth-Ready: Scalable space and power options with customized cage and suite configurations

🔐 Security & Compliance

24/7 Federal-Grade Security: Armed security, perimeter fencing, video surveillance, and dual-authentication access

Regulatory Compliance: Supports FedRAMP, FISMA High, SOC 1 & 2, HIPAA, PCI-DSS, and ISO 27001

Ideal for Sensitive Data: Meets the rigorous requirements of government agencies and defense contractors

Disaster Recovery & BCP Support: Inland location provides geographic diversity for DC-area continuity planning

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

Carrier-Neutral Facility: Access to multiple Tier 1 and regional network providers

Proximity to Ashburn: Close enough for low-latency connections to DataBank’s IAD1/IAD2 and Ashburn’s cloud ecosystem

Cloud-Adjacent: Enables hybrid strategies with interconnects to AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and others

National Reach: Tied into long-haul fiber routes serving major U.S. data corridors

💼 Who It Serves

• Federal and defense agencies requiring FedRAMP and FISMA-compliant hosting
• Financial institutions and contractors with mission-critical infrastructure needs
• Healthcare and research organizations managing sensitive data with high uptime expectations
• Enterprises seeking secure, scalable colocation outside D.C.’s urban risk zones