Gloucester Courthouse Virginia Map

About Gloucester Courthouse, Virginia

Gloucester Courthouse is a locality in Gloucester County, Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,336. The population density is 194.3 people per km². Gloucester Courthouse is located at 37.4099°N, 76.5266°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 23061.

Gloucester Courthouse rests in the embrace of the Virginia Peninsula, a place where the air often carries the faint, briny tang of the Chesapeake Bay, though it lies inland from its immediate shores. It lies 13.8 miles north-east of Williamsburg, VA (from Williamsburg, VA: bearing 46°T), and is situated 9.2 miles north of Hayes. The landscape here is a gentle terrain of well-tended fields and stands of mature trees, hinting at fertile soil and a long history of cultivation. The sky overhead, particularly as dusk begins to settle, can spread itself in vast, luminous washes of apricot and lavender, a quiet spectacle that softens the edges of the modest structures that comprise the courthouse village. The very ground seems to hold a certain stillness, a patient endurance of seasons. This heart of Gloucester County has been a center of governance and commerce since its establishment in the late 17th century, its economy historically rooted in the bounty of the land and the nearby waters. For generations, farming, particularly tobacco and later diversified crops, shaped the fortunes of the region, a legacy still visible in the surrounding agricultural vistas. The economic pulse of Gloucester Courthouse today is a blend of its agrarian past and the needs of a modern county seat, with local businesses serving the residents and visitors drawn to its historic courthouse building, a quiet monument to enduring civic life. The pace here is one that allows for conversation on the sidewalk, a gentle unfolding of the day that feels as old as the venerable oaks that line some of its streets.

About This Gloucester Courthouse Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gloucester Courthouse, Virginia — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 37.409863, -76.526617. 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 Gloucester Courthouse and Gloucester County.

Detailed location data for Gloucester Courthouse includes the ZIP code (23061), telephone area code (804), county seat of Gloucester County (Gloucester Courthouse), and school district assignment (Gloucester 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 Gloucester Courthouse is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.