Clifton Virginia Map

About Clifton, Virginia

Clifton is a locality in Russell County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 243. The population density is 383.0 people per km². Clifton is located at 38.7801°N, 77.3860°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Clifton is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 24609, 20124.

Clifton exists as a quiet confluence of woodland and water where the Little River carves a path through the dense, verdant canopy. It lies 35.9 miles north-northeast of Bristol, VA (from Bristol, VA: bearing 33°T), and is situated 4.8 miles south-southwest of Richlands. The landscape here favors the subtle, uneven terrain of the inland Piedmont, marked by the deep, shadowed cleft of Rich Long Hollow just a mile away. Sunlight filters through the heavy oaks and maples, striking the earth in shifting patches of amber and muted green, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains waits eighty miles to the west, a phantom spine against the evening sky. Four miles away, the Clinch Mountain Wildlife Management Area provides a vast, protected silence that seems to seep into the very soil of the surrounding woods, tempering the air with the scent of damp loam and cooling stone.

Clifton retains the hushed, deliberate pace of a place that has watched the centuries settle into its frame, growing from a modest rail stop into a singular enclave of preserved history. The local economy has long since shifted from the agrarian rhythms of its origins to a modern, professional quietude, yet the weathered brick and timber facades of its center remain as anchors for a lingering, antique character. Nearby, the waters of Laurel Bed Lake mirror the changing seasons, a steady presence five miles off that reflects the quiet persistence of the region. Whether in the early morning fog that clings to the riverbank or the late-day stillness that settles over the narrow streets, Clifton holds its own time, measured not by the transit of the world outside, but by the slow, steady turn of the seasons across the forest floor.

About This Clifton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Clifton, Virginia. Coordinates: 38.780128, -77.38599. 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 Clifton includes the ZIP code (24609, 20124), telephone area code (571, 703), county seat of Russell County (Lebanon), and school district assignment (Fairfax 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.