Burgess Virginia Map

About Burgess, Virginia

Burgess is a locality in Northumberland County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 12.0 people per km². Burgess is located at 37.8832°N, 76.3477°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 22432.

Burgess marks the convergence of low-lying forest and the brackish, tidal rhythms that define this corner of the Tidewater. It lies 44.2 miles north of Gloucester Point, VA (from Gloucester Point, VA: bearing 11°T), and is situated 15.4 miles south of Saint Marys. Davis Mill Run carves a narrow, persistent path through the landscape, its dark waters feeding into a network of marshes that eventually yield to the distant salt air of Horn Harbor. Beyond the immediate canopy of loblolly pines and tangled undergrowth, the terrain remains largely flat, a subtle expanse where the horizon is defined by moisture-heavy skies rather than the rugged lines of Orchard Ridge, which looms only as a faint, jagged promise far to the west. On quiet afternoons, the atmosphere near Sydnors Millpond carries a heavy stillness, as if the land itself is pausing to absorb the lingering heat of the sun.

Burgess sustains itself through a quiet continuity, drawing strength from the soil and the proximity of the water that has shaped local life for generations. While the nearby Bush Mill Stream State Natural Area Preserve offers a sanctuary for the wilder, undisturbed character of the region, the economy of Burgess remains tethered to the practicalities of agriculture and the seasonal shifts of the Chesapeake landscape. Travelers passing through might notice the weathered outbuildings and the occasional glimpse of Bamboo Island across the water, markers of a place that values the steady, unadorned labor of its people. Life here moves according to the tides and the harvest, maintaining an identity that is rarely distracted by the frantic pace of the outside world, preferring instead the enduring, rhythmic cycles of the coastal plain.

About This Burgess Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Burgess, Virginia. Coordinates: 37.883186, -76.347725. 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 Burgess includes the ZIP code (22432), telephone area code (540), county seat of Northumberland County (Heathsville), and school district assignment.

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.