Henry Virginia Map

About Henry, Virginia

Henry is a locality in Henry County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Henry is located at 36.8293°N, 79.9917°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 24054, 24102.

Henry anchors itself firmly within the quiet expanse of the Piedmont, where the land rises in long, deliberate swells of red clay and dense woodland. It lies 8.1 miles east of Martinsville, VA (from Martinsville, VA: bearing 97°T), and is situated 19.5 miles west-northwest of Danville. Sunlight here possesses a heavy, amber quality in the late afternoon, catching the dust of unpaved shoulders and turning the deep greens of the forest canopy into a muted, burnished bronze. Mill Creek cuts a narrow, winding path through the soil nearby, its waters moving with a persistent, low murmur that underscores the stillness of the surrounding fields. Far to the west, the faint, jagged silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains occasionally breaks the horizon, serving as a distant reminder of the rugged terrain that defines this broader reach of the country.

Henry maintains a character forged by the steady, labor-intensive legacies of the region, where the economy has shifted from the slow toil of the fields toward the modern precision of light manufacturing and local commerce. The rhythm of daily life is measured not by the clock, but by the seasonal change in the air and the maintenance of the roads that link the neighborhood to the wider world. Residents often gather for recreation at the Smith River Sports Complex, a space that provides a communal focus for the vitality of the local youth and the engagement of the families who call the area home. While the larger waters of Philpott Lake remain a distant destination for weekend travelers, the people of Henry find their own sense of place in the immediate, familiar horizon of the woods and the quiet, industrious persistence of their own quiet corners.

About This Henry Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Henry, Virginia. Coordinates: 36.8293043, -79.9917065. 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 Henry includes the ZIP code (24054, 24102), telephone area code (540, 276), county seat of Henry County (Martinsville), 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.