Gwynn Virginia Map

About Gwynn, Virginia

Gwynn is a locality in Mathews County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 578. The population density is 95.2 people per km². Gwynn is located at 37.5043°N, 76.2886°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 23066.

Gwynn occupies the low-lying, salt-misted expanse of Gwynn Island, where the land seems less like solid ground and more like a permanent negotiation between the earth and the rising tide. It lies 20.7 miles north-northeast of Gloucester Point, VA (from Gloucester Point, VA: bearing 33°T), and is situated 14.6 miles east-northeast of Gloucester Courthouse. The horizon is defined by the flat, expansive shimmer of the Middle Grounds, which catches the light of the morning sun and turns it into a fractured, silver mirror. On the western edges, the brackish waters of Lanes Creek curl through the marsh grass, drawing the salt deep into the soil and nurturing a landscape of swaying reeds and wind-bent scrub. Far to the west, the distant, hazy silhouette of Blackwalnut Ridge serves as a rare vertical anchor in a world that is otherwise defined by the wide, open horizontal reach of the sky and the relentless, rhythmic pulse of the water.

Gwynn carries the quiet weight of maritime heritage, where the local economy has long been tethered to the harvest of the water and the sturdy, pragmatic labor of those who know the shifting channels by heart. Life here moves in accordance with the tides, a slow and deliberate pace that has remained steady even as the region evolves. Residents often find their way toward the Middle Peninsula Chesapeake Bay Public Access Authority Holding for a glimpse of the shifting estuary, or perhaps retreat toward the inland quiet of Conrad Pond when the wind off the water grows too sharp. While the deeper basins like Ships Hole offer a sense of ancient, submerged geography, the daily reality of Gwynn remains anchored in the dockside work and the resilient character of a place that understands exactly where it stands between the land and the sea.

About This Gwynn Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gwynn, Virginia. Coordinates: 37.5043, -76.288553. 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 Gwynn includes the ZIP code (23066), telephone area code (804), county seat of Mathews County (Mathews), and school district assignment (Mathews 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.