Explore Meadowbrook, 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 Meadowbrook, 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 Meadowbrook.
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 | Meadowbrook |
| State | Virginia (VA) |
| County | Chesterfield County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 37.430467 |
| Longitude | -77.474494 |
| Population | 20,898 |
| Density | 990.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 23505, 20112, 23234 |
| Area Code | 571, 703, 804 |
| County Seat | Chesterfield Court House |
| School District | Chesterfield County Public Schools |
Meadowbrook emerges from the quiet, inland landscape of the Virginia Piedmont, where the land stretches out in muted tones of clay and timber. It lies 4.2 miles southeast of Manchester, VA (from Manchester, VA: bearing 127°T), and is situated 7.3 miles south of Richmond. The horizon remains wide and unencumbered, though the distant, hazy silhouette of the Blue Ridge Mountains marks the far western edge of the world. Nearby, the water of Falling Creek traces a slow, deliberate path through the earth, feeding into the stillness of Falling Creek Reservoir just a short distance away. Travelers passing through Meadowbrook might notice how the afternoon light flattens against the open fields, turning the soil into a dusty shade of ochre. It is a place defined by the heavy, humid stillness of midsummer and the persistent, quiet growth of the surrounding woods.
Meadowbrook maintains a character forged by the steady expansion of regional commerce and the influence of nearby logistical corridors. Small-scale industry and retail centers provide the local economy with its primary pulse, while the legacy of agricultural land use remains present in the spacing of the roads and the remnants of older fence lines. The proximity to Pocahontas State Forest ensures that the rhythm of the area is governed as much by the changing density of the canopy as by the demands of modern employment. Many residents find work in the services and professional sectors that support the broader growth of the region, creating a steady, predictable pace of life. Meadowbrook functions as a transition point between the intensity of urban development and the enduring silence of the interior forests.
Social life in Meadowbrook often centers on the shared experiences of its residents, particularly those gathered around the grounds of Falling Creek Elementary School. The local culture reflects the polite, understated temperament of the region, where neighborliness is measured in brief, meaningful exchanges rather than grand displays. While the area lacks the fame of larger cities, it holds its own quiet history, shaped by the families who have long inhabited the nearby stretches of the Piedmont. The Slash remains a notable geographic anchor to the west, influencing the drainage and the subtle, irregular slopes that define the local topography. Life here is lived in the intervals between the common tasks of the day, characterized by a persistent, grounded sense of place that does not seek attention.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Meadowbrook, Virginia. Coordinates: 37.430467, -77.474494. 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 Meadowbrook includes the ZIP code (23505, 20112, 23234), telephone area code (571, 703, 804), county seat of Chesterfield County (Chesterfield Court House), and school district assignment (Chesterfield 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. |