Crockett Virginia Map

About Crockett, Virginia

Crockett is a locality in Wythe County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Crockett is located at 36.8862°N, 81.1920°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 24323.

Crockett unfurls itself in a quiet valley where the Appalachian foothills begin their gentle rise, a place where the air often carries the clean scent of pine and damp earth. It lies 49.0 miles west-south-west of Blacksburg, VA (from Blacksburg, VA: bearing 241°T), and is situated 7.3 miles south-west of Wytheville. The landscape here is a study in muted greens and browns, a rolling terrain stitched with hedgerows and the occasional sturdy barn, all under a sky that can shift from the softest pearl gray to a startling, crystalline blue. The road, a ribbon of asphalt, winds through fields where cattle graze and streams murmur their low songs, the very stones of the earth seeming to exhale a deep, ancient quietude. The surrounding hills, cloaked in a dense tapestry of hardwoods and evergreens, hold their secrets close, their contours softened by the persistent, patient work of weather. This stretch of land, where Crockett now rests, was once trod by pioneers seeking fertile ground, their hopes and hardships etched into the very grain of the soil. The local economy has long been tied to the land, with agriculture, particularly farming and the raising of livestock, forming the bedrock of its existence, a tradition that still lends a steady pulse to the community. While no single grand monument defines Crockett, its character is found in the enduring spirit of its people, a resilience born from generations of working with the earth and weathering the seasons. The nearby waterways, often placid and reflective, mirror the slow, unhurried rhythm of life that characterizes Crockett, a place where the past whispers on the breeze.

About This Crockett Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Crockett, Virginia — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 36.886231, -81.19204. 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 Crockett and Wythe County.

Detailed location data for Crockett includes the ZIP code (24323), telephone area code (276), county seat of Wythe County (Wytheville), 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 Crockett is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.