Buckingham Virginia Map

About Buckingham, Virginia

Buckingham is a locality in Buckingham County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Buckingham is located at 37.5501°N, 78.5556°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 23921.

Buckingham, Virginia, unfolds across a landscape of rolling Piedmont hills, where broad fields of corn and soybeans surrender gradually to the encroaching embrace of dense woodlands. It lies 33.4 miles south of Charlottesville, VA (from Charlottesville, VA: bearing 187°T), and is situated 19.3 miles north-north-west of Farmville. The air here, especially in the humid hush of late afternoon, carries the earthy scent of turned soil and the sweet, faint perfume of pine. Scattered farmsteads, their white clapboard weathered to a soft grey, punctuate the green expanse, their silos standing like stoic sentinels against the vast, open sky. A quietude settles over Buckingham, broken only by the distant hum of a tractor or the occasional call of a hawk circling high above the cultivated acres. The terrain, shaped by centuries of rain and wind, offers a gentle, undulating beauty, inviting a slower pace of life. The character of Buckingham is deeply rooted in its agricultural past and its enduring connection to the land. For generations, tobacco and diversified crops have sustained its people, a legacy evident in the sturdy barns and the well-worn farm equipment visible from the county roads. While farming remains a cornerstone, the local economy has diversified, with small businesses and services catering to the needs of the surrounding rural population. The courthouse, a modest but central structure, serves as the heart of this county seat, a place where local governance and community life converge. The history of Buckingham is not one of grand pronouncements but of quiet perseverance, of families building lives and livelihoods on this fertile ground, each generation adding its own layer to the unhurried unfolding of this Virginia locality.

About This Buckingham Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Buckingham, Virginia — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 37.550146, -78.555561. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Buckingham and Buckingham County.

Detailed location data for Buckingham includes the ZIP code (23921), telephone area code (276), county seat of Buckingham County (Buckingham), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Buckingham is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.