Kilmarnock Virginia Map

About Kilmarnock, Virginia

Kilmarnock is a locality in Lancaster County, Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,445. The population density is 163.7 people per km². Kilmarnock is located at 37.7104°N, 76.3797°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Kilmarnock is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 22482.

Kilmarnock emerges from the flat, low-lying coastal plain where the air is thick with the scent of salt and damp earth. It lies 32.2 miles north-northeast of Gloucester Point, VA (from Gloucester Point, VA: bearing 11°T), and is situated 27.3 miles south of Saint Marys. Dymer Creek carves a slow, serpentine path through the landscape, its dark waters reflecting the heavy, humid sky as it meanders toward the distant tide. To the east, the horizon remains stubbornly level, though on the clearest mornings, the faint, hazy suggestion of West Ridge might tease the eye from miles away. The terrain is marked by the quiet presence of Norris Pond, a still, glass-like expanse that holds the morning mist, while the nearby wetlands offer a sanctuary of reeds and marsh grasses. Shadows lengthen across the fields in the late afternoon, turning the grass a deep, bruised violet as the light fades into the encroaching damp of the evening.

Kilmarnock grew from the necessity of trade and the rhythm of the water, serving as a hub for those who labored in the fields and harvested the bounty of the nearby Waverly Cove. The local economy persists in a delicate balance between modern commerce and the older, weathered traditions of the shore, where the legacy of maritime industry still clings to the edges of daily life. Families gather at Northumberland County Park to watch the seasons shift over the quiet, brackish inlets, while the nearby expanse of Devils Bottom remains a reminder of the low, hidden folds in the geography that have shaped the settlement’s boundaries for generations. Even the distant, salt-weathered silhouette of Crank Island stands as a solitary sentinel, visible to those who look toward the water, anchoring the people of Kilmarnock to a history defined by the relentless, rising and falling of the tide.

About This Kilmarnock Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kilmarnock, Virginia. Coordinates: 37.710414, -76.379669. 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 Kilmarnock includes the ZIP code (22482), telephone area code (540), county seat of Lancaster County (Lancaster), and school district assignment (Lancaster 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.