Atlantic Virginia Map

About Atlantic, Virginia

Atlantic is a locality in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 808. The population density is 52.9 people per km². Atlantic is located at 37.9007°N, 75.5077°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 23303.

Atlantic occupies a low-lying expanse of the Eastern Shore where the horizon feels wide and the air carries a persistent, briny dampness from the nearby coast. It lies 18.2 miles south-southwest of Worcester, MD (from Worcester, MD: bearing 193°T), and is situated 7.4 miles west-southwest of Chincoteague. The landscape is defined by flat, fertile stretches of earth that give way to the dark, meandering waters of Wattsville Branch, which threads through the periphery of the fields. To the east, the brackish currents of Powells Bay pulse against the marshy fringes, while the distant, quiet form of Ballast Tump marks the transition toward the open water. On clear days, the faint, elevated suggestion of Bailey Ridge might be traced against the far sky, though the immediate world here is one of grasses, heavy salt-mists, and the stillness of Wallops Pond reflecting the deepening violet of a late afternoon sky.

Atlantic maintains a quiet, industrious character shaped by its proximity to the skyward ambitions of the nearby Wallops Island National Wildlife Refuge and the surrounding agricultural tracts that have long defined the local economy. The rhythms of life here are dictated by the seasonal shifts of the coastal tides and the steady, unpretentious labor of those who work the land and the waterways. History in this corner of the state is not found in grand monuments but in the persistent, functional architecture of a place that values utility and the endurance of the seasons. Residents move with the measured pace of a community that understands its place between the expansive, shifting basins like Doghead Flat and the constant, rhythmic pull of the sea, finding a particular beauty in the stark, uncluttered lines of the landscape at dusk.

About This Atlantic Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Atlantic, Virginia. Coordinates: 37.90068, -75.507703. 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 Atlantic includes the ZIP code (23303), 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.