Explore Shenandoah, 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 Shenandoah, 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 Shenandoah.
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 | Shenandoah |
| State | Virginia (VA) |
| County | Page County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 38.487131 |
| Longitude | -78.616451 |
| Population | 2,486 |
| Density | 443.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 20181, 24061, 22554, 22849 |
| Area Code | 540 |
| County Seat | Luray |
| School District | Page County Public Schools |
Shenandoah holds the South Fork Shenandoah River in a slow, deliberate embrace as the water carves a path through the limestone-rich floor of the valley. It lies 13.4 miles east of Harrisonburg, VA (from Harrisonburg, VA: bearing 79°T), and is situated 5.3 miles north of Elkton. To the east, the Blue Ridge Mountains rise as a jagged, indigo spine against the sky, their presence dictating the cool, descending air that settles over the lowlands at dusk. Only a mile away, the quiet depth of Jayho Hollow provides a natural corridor for wildlife moving toward the dense canopy of George Washington National Forest, which looms just two miles from the quiet streets. The light here has a way of lingering, catching the pale, weathered bark of sycamores that line the riverbanks and casting long, amber shadows across the fields that seem to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has dipped behind the western ridges.
Shenandoah maintains a rhythm defined by the legacy of the iron and rail industries that once drew laborers to the valley, leaving behind a landscape marked by the remnants of transit and trade. While the modern economy has shifted toward regional services and the stewardship of the surrounding woods, the influence of the past remains visible in the sturdy, red-brick architecture and the quiet, industrious character of the people who walk the grid of the original settlement. Travelers often pass through on their way to the Stony Run Trail or to seek the mist-heavy air of Cedar Falls, yet the daily life of Shenandoah remains focused on the seasonal cycles of the river and the forest. It is a place where the stillness of the landscape feels heavy and deliberate, an inland anchor where the proximity of the wilderness ensures that the natural world is never merely a backdrop, but an active participant in the hours of the day.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Shenandoah, Virginia. Coordinates: 38.487131, -78.616451. 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 Shenandoah includes the ZIP code (20181, 24061, 22554), telephone area code (540), county seat of Page County (Luray), and school district assignment (Page 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. |