Hamilton Virginia Map

About Hamilton, Virginia

Hamilton is a locality in Cumberland County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 619. The population density is 1143.5 people per km². Hamilton is located at 39.1349°N, 77.6641°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Hamilton is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 23027, 23840, 20158.

Hamilton rises from the rolling Piedmont landscape as a quiet collection of brick and wood, where the light at dusk often turns the fields a deep, bruised violet. It lies 21.5 miles south-southeast of Lake Monticello, VA (from Lake Monticello, VA: bearing 148°T), and is situated 32.0 miles southeast of Charlottesville. Deep Run marks the nearby terrain, its waters carving a modest, persistent path through the soil just a mile away, feeding the thirsty roots of old-growth oaks that stand as sentinels over the property lines. To the west, the distant Blue Ridge Mountains form a jagged, hazy silhouette against the sky, a reminder of the vast, interior expanse that defines this region. The air here holds a crisp, terrestrial weight, devoid of any maritime influence, smelling instead of drying hay and the cool, damp earth that characterizes the inland plains.

Hamilton carries the quiet weight of a long-settled history, having grown from a rural crossroads into a place where the pace of life is dictated by the slow seasonal cycles of the surrounding countryside. While the local economy has evolved from its agricultural foundations, the legacy of the land remains, with the Cumberland State Forest—a SRMA—lying only four miles away to offer a sanctuary for those who value the quietude of the woods. Residents often look toward the James River Batteau Festival Trail, which sits six miles out, as a connection to the historic waterways that once moved the goods of the interior. The daily rhythm of Hamilton is steady and deliberate, a testament to a place that prefers the endurance of its traditions over the frantic velocity of the modern world.

About This Hamilton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hamilton, Virginia. Coordinates: 39.134877, -77.664124. 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 Hamilton includes the ZIP code (23027, 23840, 20158), telephone area code (804, 571, 703), county seat of Cumberland County (Cumberland), and school district assignment (Loudoun 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.