Franktown Virginia Map

About Franktown, Virginia

Franktown is a locality in Northampton County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 61. The population density is 128.7 people per km². Franktown is located at 37.4787°N, 75.8788°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 23354.

Franktown occupies a quiet stretch of land where the moisture of the Atlantic air softens the edges of the horizon. It lies 35.6 miles northeast of Poquoson, VA (from Poquoson, VA: bearing 46°T), and is situated 34.9 miles south of Crisfield. Warehouse Creek carves a slow, deliberate path through the landscape, its dark water mirroring the shifting clouds as it winds past the low-lying fields. To the west, the faint, hazy line of Castle Ridge provides a distant boundary to the sky, while the nearby expanse of Brownsville Farm offers a sanctuary of open green space. The light here possesses a singular clarity, particularly in the late afternoon when the sun catches the salt-heavy breeze, turning the tall grasses a pale, shimmering gold before the shadows lengthen toward Holly Grove Cove.

Franktown maintains a steady, agrarian pulse, deeply rooted in the soil that has supported generations of families who cultivate these coastal plains. The local economy remains tethered to this productivity, with the rhythms of the harvest and the seasonal demands of the land dictating the pace of daily affairs. History lingers in the architecture of the older outbuildings, which stand as functional artifacts of a time when the waterways served as the primary arteries of trade. Beyond the immediate fields, the view toward The Hammocks reminds the observer of the proximity to the shifting tides, a constant, silent presence that influences the character of life in Franktown far more than any passing trend.

About This Franktown Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Franktown, Virginia. Coordinates: 37.478746, -75.87882. 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 Franktown includes the ZIP code (23354), telephone area code (757), county seat of Northampton County (Eastville), and school district assignment (Northampton County 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.