Accomac Virginia Map

About Accomac, Virginia

Accomac is a locality in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 519. The population density is 491.1 people per km². Accomac is located at 37.7196°N, 75.6655°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Accomac is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 23301.

Accomac holds its ground upon the flat, low-slung earth of the peninsula, where the horizon feels wide enough to swallow the sun whole. It lies 55.6 miles northeast of Poquoson, VA (from Poquoson, VA: bearing 42°T), and is situated 32.8 miles south-southwest of Worcester. Folly Creek meanders through the landscape, its brackish fingers reaching deep into the fields and marshlands that define the local topography. Beyond the immediate reach of the creek, the land remains stubbornly level, occasionally broken by the distant, hazy silhouette of Long Ridge that anchors the far view. The air here carries a heavy, salt-dusted weight, a reminder that the Virginia Inside Passage lies only a few miles to the east, breathing life into the wetlands and feeding the expansive Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge nearby. At dusk, the light turns a bruised, singular gold, catching the surface of Bundick Pond and casting long, thin shadows across the dormant irrigation lines that snake through the soil.

Accomac serves as a quiet administrative anchor, its architecture reflecting a long-standing continuity that predates the modern scramble of the coast. The local economy persists in a measured dance between traditional agrarian roots and the seasonal pulse of the surrounding maritime environment. Stately, white-painted structures speak to a deliberate, colonial-era permanence, while the daily pace remains dictated by the tides and the harvest rather than the frantic demands of the north. Life in Accomac maintains a certain stoic independence, far removed from the frantic commerce of larger hubs, yet permanently connected to the rhythm of the water and the field. Even the distant reach of Dix Hammock feels like a neighbor in this sparse, open geography, where the history of the land is written in the slow accretion of seasons and the quiet persistence of those who work the dirt.

About This Accomac Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Accomac, Virginia. Coordinates: 37.719574, -75.665484. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Accomac includes the ZIP code (23301), telephone area code (757), county seat of Accomack County (Accomac), and school district assignment (Accomack County Public Schools).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.