Smithfield Virginia Map

About Smithfield, Virginia

Smithfield is a locality in Radford (city), Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 8,533. The population density is 338.8 people per km². Smithfield is located at 36.9724°N, 76.6142°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Smithfield is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 24141, 24280, 23430.

Smithfield unfolds across a landscape of gentle, inland terrain where the heavy, humid air of the afternoon clings to the dense hardwood thickets. It lies 1.1 miles south of Radford, VA (from Radford, VA: bearing 171°T), and is situated 9.1 miles west of Christiansburg. Howard M. Sisson Park serves as the immediate threshold to this quiet expanse, marking the edge of the local topography where the land dips into the shaded depression of Hazel Hollow. Connellys Run carves a narrow, persistent path through the earth nearby, feeding the moisture that keeps the soil dark and fertile. On the distant horizon, the jagged, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains provides a permanent, silent boundary to the west, while the light at dusk turns the canopy a bruised, metallic violet, casting long shadows that seem to stretch toward the serene waters of Claytor Lake.

Smithfield maintains a deliberate pace, defined by a long-standing agricultural heritage that continues to shape its economic identity and daily rhythm. The local industry remains deeply connected to the traditional processing methods that have sustained the region for generations, grounding the people in a visceral, repetitive labor that respects the slow turning of the seasons. Visitors often gravitate toward the historic architecture that marks the center, where the preservation of brick and timber signals a deep, unspoken loyalty to the past. Even as modern transit and commerce brush against its borders, Smithfield persists in a state of watchful patience, finding beauty in the austere, enduring connection between the inhabitants and the stubborn, productive clay of the surrounding plains.

About This Smithfield Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Smithfield, Virginia. Coordinates: 36.972412, -76.614155. 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 Smithfield includes the ZIP code (24141, 24280, 23430), telephone area code (276, 757), county seat of Radford (city), and school district assignment (Isle of Wight 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.