Gum Spring Virginia Map

About Gum Spring, Virginia

Gum Spring is a locality in Goochland County, Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,800. The population density is 35.0 people per km². Gum Spring is located at 37.7757°N, 77.8967°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 23065.

Gum Spring lies in a landscape of rolling hills, where the broad shoulders of the Piedmont plateau begin their gentle descent towards the coastal plain. It lies 17.8 miles west-north-west of Short Pump, VA (from Short Pump, VA: bearing 299°T), and is situated 6.3 miles north of Goochland. The air here, especially as the sun dips low, carries a scent of damp earth and pine, a subtle perfume that clings to the humid Virginia afternoons. Ancient oaks, their limbs gnarled like the hands of aged storytellers, stand sentinel over fields that once knew the plough and now surrender to the patient reclaiming of wild grasses and tenacious vines. The sky above Gum Spring often stretches in vast, cloud-swept expanses, a canvas for the fleeting drama of thunderstorms or the quiet, golden wash of dawn. This is a corner of Goochland County where history whispers from the weathered barns and the quiet roads that curve through the countryside. The land’s bounty, once channeled into tobacco and later diversified into grains and livestock, still forms the backbone of Gum Spring's economy, though the hum of tractors now mingles with the occasional rumble of traffic on the wider arteries. Generations have worked these soils, their lives intertwined with the changing fortunes of agriculture and the slow, steady growth of this particular place. The very texture of the land, the rich, loamy soil that cradles the roots of the trees, speaks of a deep connection to the earth, a legacy passed down through the years.

About This Gum Spring Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gum Spring, Virginia — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 37.7757, -77.896662. 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 Gum Spring and Goochland County.

Detailed location data for Gum Spring includes the ZIP code (23065), telephone area code (804), county seat of Goochland County (Goochland), 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 Gum Spring is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.