Dinwiddie Virginia Map

About Dinwiddie, Virginia

Dinwiddie is a locality in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 589. The population density is 30.9 people per km². Dinwiddie is located at 37.0779°N, 77.5867°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 23841.

Dinwiddie breathes the humid air of the Virginia Piedmont, a place where the land gently rolls, giving way to broad fields and stands of mature oak and pine. It lies 14.5 miles south-west of Petersburg, VA (from Petersburg, VA: bearing 225°T), and is situated 9.8 miles north-east of McKenney. The sky here often hangs a soft, hazy blue, softening the edges of the landscape and lending a quiet dignity to the scattered farmsteads and the modest cluster of buildings that form the heart of Dinwiddie. Creeks, like the meandering Stony Creek, thread their way through the terrain, their banks often shaded by a verdant growth that speaks of abundant rain and fertile soil. Sunlight, especially as it slants low in the afternoon, can catch the dust motes dancing over the asphalt roads, creating fleeting moments of ethereal beauty against the backdrop of everyday life. The story of Dinwiddie is deeply entwined with the agricultural heritage of the region. For generations, tobacco and cotton were the lifeblood, their cultivation shaping the very contours of the land and the lives of its people. While those days have largely receded, the spirit of farming persists, with many families still tending the soil, producing corn, soybeans, and other crops that paint the landscape in broad strokes of green and gold. The local economy, though diversified now with some light industry and services, still echoes the industrious, hardworking character forged in those earlier times. Dinwiddie County, in its quiet way, carries the weight of history, a place where the past is not a distant memory but a palpable presence in the enduring rhythm of the land and its people.

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Detailed location data for Dinwiddie includes the ZIP code (23841), telephone area code (804), county seat of Dinwiddie County (Dinwiddie), and school district assignment (Dinwiddie County Public Schools). 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 Dinwiddie is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.