Cheriton Virginia Map

About Cheriton, Virginia

Cheriton is a locality in Northampton County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 486. The population density is 172.5 people per km². Cheriton is located at 37.2896°N, 75.9713°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Cheriton is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 23310, 23316.

Cheriton reveals itself as a level expanse of tidewater terrain, where the horizon remains wide and the air holds a persistent, saline weight. It lies 23.6 miles east-northeast of Poquoson, VA (from Poquoson, VA: bearing 61°T), and is situated 30.2 miles north of Virginia Beach. The landscape is defined by flat, fertile fields that stretch toward the horizon, interrupted only by the dark, rhythmic fringe of pine and hardwood forests. A mile to the west, the slow, brackish currents of Kings Creek carve through the marsh, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Castle Ridge remains a mere suggestion against the pale sky, far removed from the immediate, humid intimacy of the soil. Moisture from the nearby Bay Creek Marina drifts inland on the prevailing winds, softening the edges of the afternoon light until the fields take on the bruised, violet hue of a coming dusk.

Cheriton persists as a quiet node of agricultural industry, its character shaped by the long-standing demands of harvest and the slow turnover of the seasons. The local economy relies on the stubborn productivity of the earth, a tradition that anchors the daily movements of those who work the land and the nearby waters. Beyond the immediate reach of the village, the sandy, shifting terrain of the Savage Neck Dunes Natural Area Preserve offers a glimpse into a wilder, more ancient iteration of this coast, while the waters near Sandy Island and the depths of Long Pond provide a stark contrast to the managed grid of the cultivated acreage. History here is felt rather than displayed, present in the weathered wood of older structures and the way the light catches the salt-crusted fences at Old Plantation Flats, marking a place that values the steady, unadorned pulse of its own duration.

About This Cheriton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cheriton, Virginia. Coordinates: 37.289582, -75.971321. 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 Cheriton includes the ZIP code (23310, 23316), telephone area code (757), county seat of Northampton County (Eastville), and school district assignment (Northampton 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.