Colonial Heights Virginia Map

About Colonial Heights, Virginia

Colonial Heights is a locality in Roanoke (city), Virginia, United States. It has a population of 18,170. The population density is 933.0 people per km². Colonial Heights is located at 37.2617°N, 77.3968°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Colonial Heights is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 24015, 24202, 22405.

Colonial Heights occupies a quiet stretch of land where the persistent flow of Murray Run shapes the terrain, carving a path through the red-clay earth toward the horizon. It lies 1.6 miles southwest of Roanoke, VA (from Roanoke, VA: bearing 220°T), and is situated 3.4 miles east-northeast of Cave Spring. Harkrader Park serves as the central lung of the locality, offering a expanse of greenery that buffers the hum of daily transit, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains marks the western limit of the world. The air here holds a particular weight in the late afternoon, when the light turns amber and catches the dust rising from the banks of the creek. Though the landscape is defined by these inland plains, the proximity of Cattail Hollow brings a subtle variety to the topography, providing a contrast to the level ground where the infrastructure of Colonial Heights takes root.

Economic life in Colonial Heights has long been tethered to the movement of goods and the steady pulse of commerce that follows the regional thoroughfares. The history of the area is etched into the soil, bearing the echoes of past conflicts that once swept through these woods, leaving behind a legacy that colors the local identity with a sense of gravity. Residents often find their way to the quiet edges of Spring Valley Lake to escape the momentum of the modern workday, or they traverse the paths toward Falling Rock Falls to witness the water’s descent over the stone ledges. Life here maintains a deliberate, measured pace, grounded by a long-standing familiarity with the land and a quiet acceptance of the seasons as they turn across the fields.

About This Colonial Heights Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Colonial Heights, Virginia. Coordinates: 37.261685, -77.396804. 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 Colonial Heights includes the ZIP code (24015, 24202, 22405), telephone area code (540, 804), county seat of Roanoke (city), and school district assignment (Colonial Heights City 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.