Madison Virginia Map

About Madison, Virginia

Madison is a locality in Madison County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 205. The population density is 335.4 people per km². Madison is located at 38.3804°N, 78.2575°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Madison is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 22727.

Madison reveals itself through the steady, rhythmic pulse of Whiteoak Run, which carves a path through the verdant landscape where the Piedmont meets the rising earth. It lies 15.5 miles west-southwest of Culpeper, VA (from Culpeper, VA: bearing 246°T), and is situated 12.3 miles northwest of Orange. The air here holds a distinct, crisp weight, cooling quickly as shadows lengthen toward Courtney Hollow and the distant, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains marks the western horizon. Beyond the immediate reach of the stream, the terrain shifts into a series of quiet, undulating pastures and dense woodlands that serve as a sanctuary for the local flora. Those seeking the wilderness often look toward the Rapidan Wildlife Management Area, where the land retains an ancient, unbothered stillness, and the quiet waters of Malvern Lake reflect the shifting amber light of late afternoon.

Madison anchors its identity in the remnants of agrarian traditions that have defined this soil for generations, balancing a legacy of land stewardship with a modern, measured pace of life. The economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the earth, as small-scale farming and local trade sustain a culture that values the slow accretion of time over the clamor of rapid development. Residents often traverse the nearby Staunton River Trail, finding in those long, quiet stretches a connection to the geography that persists regardless of the changing century. History here is not a collection of dusty archives but a living texture, felt in the way the morning mist clings to the fields and the deliberate, courteous manner in which neighbors acknowledge one another at the day’s end.

About This Madison Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Madison, Virginia. Coordinates: 38.380406, -78.257504. 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 Madison includes the ZIP code (22727), telephone area code (540), county seat of Madison County (Madison), and school district assignment (Madison 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.