Franklin Virginia Map

About Franklin, Virginia

Franklin is a locality in Albemarle County, Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 8,180. The population density is 381.6 people per km². Franklin is located at 36.6840°N, 76.9414°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Franklin is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 22911, 22180, 23851.

Franklin occupies a landscape where the earth settles into a quiet, agrarian composure, defined by the steady, unhurried presence of the Rivanna River. It lies 2.1 miles east-northeast of Charlottesville, VA (from Charlottesville, VA: bearing 63°T), and is situated 4.1 miles east of University of Virginia. Beyond the riverbanks, the terrain dips into the low depression of Rocky Hollow, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains marks the western horizon like a jagged ink-line drawn against the sky. The atmosphere here carries the scent of damp soil and dense timber, especially near the quiet surface of Baileys Pond, where the light at dusk flattens into a pale, bruised violet. Within the boundaries of Darden Towne Park, the land offers a pause in the day’s work, providing a space where the grass grows thick and the shadows stretch long across the open fields.

Franklin maintains a character forged by the steady hands of industry and the persistent rhythms of the inland plains. The local economy has long been anchored by the physical output of the soil and the processing of regional timber, a legacy that dictates the pace of commerce and the sturdy, unadorned architecture of the storefronts. Daily life moves with a deliberate, measured gravity, reflecting a history of labor that values the utility of the land over the frantic pace of modern centers. Whether observing the early morning haze lifting off the fields or the steady operation of the mills, one recognizes a place that finds its identity in the intersection of tradition and the constant, quiet movement of the river.

About This Franklin Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Franklin, Virginia. Coordinates: 36.684014, -76.941396. 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 Franklin includes the ZIP code (22911, 22180, 23851), telephone area code (703, 571, 804), county seat of Albemarle County (Charlottesville), and school district assignment (Franklin 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.