Pastoria Virginia Map
Explore Pastoria, Virginia, with this interactive street and satellite map.
Interactive Map of Pastoria, Virginia
| City | Pastoria |
| State | Virginia (VA) |
| County | Accomack County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 37.749851 |
| Longitude | -75.630207 |
| Population | 627 |
| Density | 109.6 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 23421 |
| Area Code | 757 |
| County Seat | Accomac |
| School District | Accomack County Public Schools |
About Pastoria, Virginia
Pastoria is a locality in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 627. The population density is 109.6 people per km². Pastoria is located at 37.7499°N, 75.6302°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 23421.Pastoria reveals itself through a low, level horizon where the air carries the saline weight of the nearby Virginia Inside Passage. It lies 58.5 miles northeast of Poquoson, VA (from Poquoson, VA: bearing 42°T), and is situated 18.7 miles southwest of Chincoteague. Salt-marsh grasses sway in a rhythmic, monochromatic tide, separating the flat, dark soil of the fields from the intricate, winding channels of North Fork Parker Creek. To the west, the elevated silhouette of The Ridge marks the limit of the sky, while the nearby Mutton Hunk Fen State Natural Area Preserve offers a sheltered expanse where the land softens into bog and thicket. Bundick Pond sits as a quiet, still eye in the landscape, reflecting the shifting gray light of afternoons that seem to linger longer here than anywhere else.
Pastoria maintains a deliberate pace, defined by the seasonal cycles of agriculture and the quiet extraction of resources from the surrounding lowlands. The history of the soil is written in the stubborn endurance of its farmsteads, which have long relied on the proximity of the water to navigate the complexities of trade and transport. While the distant Metompkin Islands remain a jagged barrier against the Atlantic, the economy here stays tethered to the mainland’s steady, quiet industry. Life in Pastoria possesses a certain gravity, a sense of being anchored to a geography that demands patience from those who work the earth and watch the water move through the marshes.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Mutton Hunk Fen State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 047° NE
- Town of Parksley War Memorial (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 331° NW
- Eastern Shore Railway Museum (Museum) — 2.7 mi, 332° NW
- Marks and Jacks Islands State Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 318° NW
- Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 5.2 mi, 163° S · 37k acres
- Cedar Island (Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 156° SE
- Clam Marshes (Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 329° NW
- Parkers Marsh Natural Area Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 9.4 mi, 264° W
- Makemie Monument (Monument) — 12.6 mi, 359° N
- Assateague Island National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 14.0 mi, 055° NE · 96k acres
- Martin National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.4 mi, 280° W · 8,559 acres
- Glenn Martin National Wildlife Refuge (Marine Protected Area) — 14.4 mi, 280° W
- Chesapeake Forest Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 15.1 mi, 354° N
- Crossing the Bar (Monument) — 16.0 mi, 049° NE
- Janes Island Sp (State Park) — 21.1 mi, 328° NW
- Nature Center (Museum) — 21.6 mi, 327° NW
- Pocomoke Fair Grounds (Theme Park) — 22.1 mi, 009° N
- Lockheed T-33 (Attraction) — 22.3 mi, 012° N
- Chincoteague Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 24.2 mi, 047° NE · 2,020 acres
- Reedville Fishermen's Museum (Museum) — 35.8 mi, 281° W
- Historic Palace Theatre (Theatre) — 39.5 mi, 213° SW
- At Altitude Gallery (Gallery) — 39.5 mi, 213° SW
- Half Shell Stage (Theatre) — 41.0 mi, 267° W
- Sammy the Seagull (Public Artwork) — 41.1 mi, 002° N
- Salisbury University Richard A. Henson School of Science & Technology Planetarium (Museum) — 41.2 mi, 002° N
- Mathews Historical Museum (Museum) — 43.7 mi, 240° SW
- Booker Taliaferro Washington School (historical) (Historic Ruins) — 44.1 mi, 277° W
- Naylor Mill Forest Trail (Attraction) — 45.9 mi, 003° N
- Cape Charles Light (Attraction) — 45.9 mi, 199° S
- Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 46.5 mi, 203° SW
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About This Pastoria Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pastoria, Virginia. Coordinates: 37.749851, -75.630207. 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 Pastoria includes the ZIP code (23421), 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.
| Page generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
