Mappsville Virginia Map

About Mappsville, Virginia

Mappsville is a locality in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 311. The population density is 152.6 people per km². Mappsville is located at 37.8460°N, 75.5666°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 23407.

Mappsville unfolds across a flat, low-slung expanse where the horizon seems to stretch wider than the earth itself. It lies 22.8 miles south-southwest of Worcester, MD (from Worcester, MD: bearing 198°T), and is situated 15.9 miles south of Pocomoke City. Gum Branch carves a quiet, meandering path through the landscape, its dark waters reflecting the erratic flight of herons that frequent the marshy banks. To the east, the salt-heavy air carries the faint, rhythmic pulse of the tides from Oyster Bay, while the distant silhouette of Bailey Ridge provides a faint, muted edge to the western sky. On clear afternoons, the sunlight here possesses a strange, liquid clarity, turning the fields into a shimmering mirror that seems to dissolve the boundary between the soil and the sprawling Virginia heavens.

Agriculture remains the silent pulse of Mappsville, defined by cycles of planting and harvest that have persisted long after the early settlers first broke the stubborn, coastal-adjacent earth. The economy draws its resilience from the land and the nearby waters, with the proximity to the Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge acting as a sanctuary for both the migratory birds and the quiet, industrious spirit of the locals. Beyond the cultivated rows, the presence of Roman Rock serves as a solitary, weathered sentinel on the periphery of the coast, marking the transition toward the open water. Life here moves with a deliberate, unadorned grace, anchored by the stillness of Bundick Pond and the enduring, quiet labor of those who know how to work the intersection of marsh, field, and sky.

About This Mappsville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mappsville, Virginia. Coordinates: 37.845959, -75.566594. 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 Mappsville includes the ZIP code (23407), telephone area code (757), county seat of Accomack County (Accomac), and school district assignment (Accomack 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.