Hartfield Virginia Map

About Hartfield, Virginia

Hartfield is a locality in Middlesex County, Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,200. The population density is 22.0 people per km². Hartfield is located at 37.5512°N, 76.4461°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 23071.

Hartfield claims a quiet sovereignty over the flat, wooded plains of the Virginia interior, where the horizon stretches wide under a vast, unhurried sky. It lies 20.7 miles north of Gloucester Point, VA (from Gloucester Point, VA: bearing 8°T), and is situated 19.2 miles east of West Point. A heavy, humid stillness often settles over the pines and hardwoods here, grounding the land in a thick, fertile silence that persists even when the wind stirs the canopy. The terrain slopes gently toward the banks of Wilton Creek, where the water moves with a deliberate, dark clarity, and the nearby surface of Barricks Millpond reflects the shifting grays and golds of the afternoon light. Twenty-nine miles to the west, the faint, jagged silhouette of Blackwalnut Ridge creates a distant boundary against the clouds, a reminder of a topography that feels worlds away from the immediate, loam-rich reality of the low-lying fields.

History in Hartfield is measured not by monuments, but by the persistent endurance of the agrarian cycles that have defined the local economy for generations. The land remains deeply tied to its rural heritage, with small-scale timber production and agriculture providing the steady, rhythmic pulse of daily life. Residents find a quiet connection to the natural world at the Middle Peninsula Chesapeake Bay Public Access Authority Holding, a tract of land that preserves the stillness of the woods and provides a sanctuary for the local flora. Further toward the basin of Ships Hole, the earth reveals its deep, alluvial character, serving as a silent witness to the generations who have worked this soil. Life in Hartfield moves with the patient pace of the seasons, honoring a legacy of labor that remains etched into the very dirt beneath the boots of its people.

About This Hartfield Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hartfield, Virginia. Coordinates: 37.551248, -76.446059. 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 Hartfield includes the ZIP code (23071), telephone area code (804), county seat of Middlesex County (Saluda), and school district assignment.

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.