Mount Hermon Virginia Map

About Mount Hermon, Virginia

Mount Hermon is a locality in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,155. The population density is 296.9 people per km². Mount Hermon is located at 36.6785°N, 79.4222°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 24540.

Mount Hermon exhales a quiet, persistent scent of damp earth and pine needles, a fragrance deepened by the lingering humidity of the Piedmont. It lies 6.6 miles north-north-west of Danville, VA (from Danville, VA: bearing 347°T), and is situated 2.7 miles west of Blairs. The land here rolls with a gentle, persistent incline, not dramatic peaks but the rounded shoulders of ancient hills worn smooth by millennia of wind and rain. Broadleaf trees, their canopies thick and verdant in the summer months, give way to stands of loblolly pine, their slender trunks like dark pillars against the often-hazy blue of the Virginian sky. Sunlight, when it breaks through, falls in broad, diffused shafts, softening the edges of the fields and lending a mellow glow to the weathered clapboard houses that dot the landscape. The air itself feels thick, carrying the murmur of insects and the distant, almost mournful cry of a hawk circling high above. The history of Mount Hermon is etched not in grand monuments, but in the slow, deliberate cultivation of the land. For generations, this soil has yielded tobacco and corn, the rhythms of planting and harvest dictating the pulse of life. The economy, though diversified now, still carries the echoes of its agricultural roots, with small family farms interspersed with the occasional roadside stand offering local produce. There are whispers of old logging roads, now overgrown and disappearing, that once served a more robust timber industry. The nearest significant waterways, winding creeks that feed into larger rivers, are more conduits of local lore than major arteries of commerce, their banks often a tangled maze of blackberry brambles and fallen branches. Life in Mount Hermon unfolds at a pace dictated by the sun and the seasons, a steady, unhurried current that has carried its people through the decades.

About This Mount Hermon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mount Hermon, Virginia — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 36.678471, -79.422247. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Mount Hermon and Pittsylvania County.

Detailed location data for Mount Hermon includes the ZIP code (24540), telephone area code (276), county seat of Pittsylvania County (Chatham), and school district assignment (Pittsylvania County Public Schools). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Mount Hermon is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.