Alberta Virginia Map

About Alberta, Virginia

Alberta is a locality in Brunswick County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 302. The population density is 54.6 people per km². Alberta is located at 36.8540°N, 77.8940°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Alberta is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 23821.

Alberta occupies a quiet expanse of the Virginia Piedmont where the land settles into a patchwork of timberland and weathered fields. It lies 36.6 miles southwest of Petersburg, VA (from Petersburg, VA: bearing 227°T), and is situated 16.5 miles northeast of South Hill. Gum Branch winds through the low-lying terrain, its slow-moving waters carving subtle paths through the red clay soil that characterizes the regional geology. In the distance, the faint, hazy silhouettes of the Blue Ridge Mountains frame the western horizon, serving as a permanent, muted boundary to the world beyond. The quality of light here during the golden hour is heavy and amber, clinging to the tall pines and casting long, thin shadows that stretch across the rural roads. Residents often find their way toward the tranquility of Masons Mill Pond, where the still surface reflects the changing colors of the canopy throughout the seasons.

Alberta carries the weight of a long agricultural legacy, defined by the cycles of soil and the labor of those who worked the land under the Virginia sun. While the economy has shifted away from the intensive tobacco cultivation that once dominated the regional landscape, the town retains the steady, deliberate pace of a place that knows the value of patience. Visitors seeking a connection to the natural surroundings often gravitate toward the County Park at Great Creek, a space that preserves the quiet character of the local woods. The atmosphere remains grounded in the vernacular of the Old Dominion, where the rhythm of the day is dictated by the turning of the seasons rather than the urgency of the modern corridor. Even as the decades pass, Alberta maintains a singular, unvarnished identity, holding fast to the quiet dignity of its inland geography.

About This Alberta Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Alberta, Virginia. Coordinates: 36.854006, -77.893986. 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 Alberta includes the ZIP code (23821), telephone area code (804), county seat of Brunswick County (Lawrenceville), and school district assignment (Brunswick 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.