Explore Hillsboro, Virginia, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Hillsboro, Virginia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Virginia or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Hillsboro.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | Hillsboro |
| State | Virginia (VA) |
| County | Loudoun County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 39.199788 |
| Longitude | -77.722604 |
| Population | 114 |
| Density | 166.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 23177, 20132 |
| Area Code | 804, 571, 703 |
| County Seat | Leesburg |
| School District | Loudoun County Public Schools |
Hillsboro occupies a narrow, limestone-rich gap where the North Fork Catoctin Creek carves a persistent path through the landscape. It lies 10.3 miles northwest of Leesburg, VA (from Leesburg, VA: bearing 304°T), and is situated 4.3 miles north of Purcellville. This waterway dictates the rhythm of the terrain, pulling the eye toward the low, verdant meadows that spread outward before eventually rising toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains on the far horizon. A quiet stillness defines the air here, especially as the late afternoon light flattens against the stone facades of the original buildings, casting long, lean shadows that seem to anchor the structures into the earth. Only a short distance away, the quiet waters of Godfrey Pond catch the sky, providing a mirror for the shifting clouds that drift over the fields and the nearby paths leading toward the Appalachian National Scenic Trail.
Hillsboro carries the weight of a long, deliberate existence, its history etched into the sturdy masonry of houses that have survived since the early nineteenth century. Once an active hub for millers and farmers who relied on the power of the creek, the local economy has shifted from the labor of the forge and the grain press toward a deliberate preservation of its architectural integrity and agricultural roots. Travelers passing through may find themselves looking toward the rugged terrain of Raven Rocks Hollow or seeking the elevation of the Loudoun Heights Trail, yet the character of the place remains firmly grounded in its own slow-burning endurance. Life in Hillsboro maintains a measured pace, favoring the careful stewardship of the land over the frantic pace of the wider world, ensuring that the legacy of the Old Dominion remains visible in the quiet upkeep of every fence line and garden gate.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hillsboro, Virginia. Coordinates: 39.199788, -77.722604. 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 Hillsboro includes the ZIP code (23177, 20132), telephone area code (804, 571, 703), county seat of Loudoun County (Leesburg), and school district assignment (Loudoun County Public Schools).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |