Explore Floyd, Virginia, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Floyd, Virginia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Virginia or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Floyd.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Floyd |
| State | Virginia (VA) |
| County | Floyd County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 36.911244 |
| Longitude | -80.32005 |
| Population | 448 |
| Density | 379.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 24091 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| County Seat | Floyd |
| School District | Floyd County Public Schools |
Floyd emerges upon a high, wind-swept plateau where the horizon stretches toward the distant Appalachian Mountains in a haze of soft, cerulean light. It lies 15.9 miles south-southeast of Christiansburg, VA (from Christiansburg, VA: bearing 162°T), and is situated 19.9 miles north-northwest of Patrick Springs. The earth here is defined by a rhythmic rise and fall of pastures and dense woodland, punctuated by the quiet persistence of Dodd Creek as it carves its path through the bedrock only a mile away. The air carries a crisp, thin clarity that defines the transition from the lowlands, often cooling rapidly as the sun dips behind the western ridges. Near the sheltered depression of Possum Hollow, the terrain softens into fertile pockets, while the quiet expanse of Rakes Millpond offers a mirror to the shifting clouds four miles distant. Beyond the cleared fields, the VA-DOF Research Area preserves the wilder character of the landscape, where the ancient, tangled roots of the forest hold the soil against the relentless seasonal rains.
Floyd sustains a culture rooted in the patience of agrarian life and the persistence of traditional craft, balancing the legacy of small-scale farming with a modern, creative industry. Commerce here functions not through the haste of the urban grid, but through the deliberate exchange of goods at markets and the preservation of long-standing musical traditions that resonate in local gathering spaces. The economy reflects a steady dedication to the land, where the labor of the artisan and the grower remains visible in the fiber of the daily routine. Memories of the past linger in the architecture of the village center, yet the character of Floyd remains restless and evolving, marked by a quiet intellectual curiosity that draws those seeking a life measured by the seasons rather than the clock.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Floyd, Virginia. Coordinates: 36.911244, -80.32005. 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 Floyd includes the ZIP code (24091), telephone area code (540), county seat of Floyd County (Floyd), and school district assignment (Floyd County Public Schools).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |