Campbell Virginia Map

About Campbell, Virginia

Campbell is a locality in Campbell County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Campbell is located at 38.0318°N, 78.3022°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 24501.

Campbell rests in a landscape shaped by the gentle, rolling hills of central Virginia, where the land slopes and rises with a quiet persistence. It lies 9.5 miles east of Charlottesville, VA (from Charlottesville, VA: bearing 89°T), and is situated 7.7 miles north-north-east of Lake Monticello. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint scent of pine and damp earth, a subtle perfume that clings to the humid summer days and crisp autumn evenings. Oak and hickory trees, their branches reaching like old hands, stand sentinel over fields that have seen generations of cultivation, their leaves a shifting mosaic of greens and golds depending on the season. The sky above Campbell often stretches wide, a pale blue canvas brushed with wisps of cloud that drift with the prevailing winds, a constant, understated spectacle. The history of Campbell is tied to the very soil and the waterways that snake through the surrounding terrain, remnants of a time when tobacco and agriculture were the lifeblood of the region. Old farmsteads, their paint faded and weathered, speak of a simpler, more arduous existence, their foundations sunk deep into the ground. While the economy has diversified over the years, the echoes of its agricultural past remain, with some families still tending the land that their ancestors cleared. The nearby streams, often little more than murmuring brooks in dryer months, swell with the rains and provide a constant, gentle soundtrack to life in Campbell, a steady reminder of nature's quiet power.

About This Campbell Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Campbell, Virginia — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.031806, -78.302229. 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 Campbell and Campbell County.

Detailed location data for Campbell includes the ZIP code (22947), telephone area code (540, 276), county seat of Campbell County (Rustburg), 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 Campbell is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.