Dyke Virginia Map

About Dyke, Virginia

Dyke is a locality in Greene County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Dyke is located at 38.2537°N, 78.5397°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 22935.

Dyke, Virginia, sits where the rolling Piedmont begins to buckle and rise toward the Blue Ridge Mountains, a place where the land itself seems to sigh with effort. It lies 15.9 miles north-north-west of Charlottesville, VA (from Charlottesville, VA: bearing 348°T), and is situated 9.4 miles north-west of Piney Mountain. Here, the terrain is a study in gentle slopes that gather into steeper, wooded inclines, crisscrossed by shallow creeks that whisper secrets to the moss-covered stones. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the clean scent of pine and damp earth, a fragrance that clings to the very breath. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy of oak and hickory, paints the forest floor in shifting mosaics of gold and shadow, a silent, slow dance. The character of Dyke is not one of grand pronouncements, but of quiet endurance, a landscape that has weathered seasons and generations with a steadfast, unassuming grace. The history of Dyke is a story told in the enduring patterns of the land, a place that has long sustained its people through a quiet agricultural tradition and the hardy extraction of its mineral wealth, particularly granite. For generations, the economy of Dyke was tied to the earth, to the sturdy crops that could be coaxed from its soil and the strong stone quarried from its hillsides. While the days of large-scale mining have largely passed, the echoes of that industry remain, a testament to the grit and labor that shaped this corner of Greene County. Today, life in Dyke moves at a pace dictated by the sun and seasons, a rhythm that still holds a deep connection to the natural world, where neighbors know each other's names and the quiet hum of rural life prevails.

About This Dyke Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Dyke, Virginia — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.253741, -78.539736. 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 Dyke and Greene County.

Detailed location data for Dyke includes the ZIP code (22935), telephone area code (540), county seat of Greene County (Stanardsville), 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 Dyke is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.