Claremont Virginia Map

About Claremont, Virginia

Claremont is a locality in Surry County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 305. The population density is 46.4 people per km². Claremont is located at 37.2273°N, 76.9666°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Claremont is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 22206, 23899.

Claremont occupies a quiet stretch of land where the earth rises in soft, verdant swells above the steady, dark pulse of the James River. It lies 14.4 miles west-southwest of Williamsburg, VA (from Williamsburg, VA: bearing 258°T), and is situated 18.5 miles east-southeast of Hopewell. {NAVIGATION_SENTENCE} The air here holds a heavy, fertile stillness, carrying the scent of damp loam and pine needles that drift from the dense thickets nearby. Sunken Meadow Pond rests in the quietude of the surrounding woods, its surface a dark mirror that captures the long, slanted shadows of late afternoon. While the distant Blue Ridge Mountains remain mere ghosts of violet light on the far horizon, the immediate landscape is defined by the intimate, clay-rich soil and the persistent growth of hardwood forests that shelter the Chickahominy Wildlife Management Area just a few miles away.

Claremont retains the quiet gravity of a place shaped by centuries of agrarian ambition, where the remnants of early settlement near Flowerdew Hundred continue to inform the rhythm of the soil. The economy remains tethered to the land, moving in the slow, deliberate cycles of timber and cultivation that have defined this region since its earliest days. Life in Claremont unfolds without the clamor of modern industry, favoring the patience of long-standing family holdings and the measured pace of those who work the fields. The architecture of the older streets reflects a sturdy, unpretentious endurance, standing as a quiet record of generations who recognized that the true value of the earth lies in its capacity to sustain a life of steady, grounded labor.

About This Claremont Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Claremont, Virginia. Coordinates: 37.227296, -76.966564. 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 Claremont includes the ZIP code (22206, 23899), telephone area code (703, 571, 804), county seat of Surry County (Surry), and school district assignment (Surry 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.