St. Charles Virginia Map

About St. Charles, Virginia

St. Charles is a locality in Lee County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 83. The population density is 195.8 people per km². St. Charles is located at 36.8018°N, 83.0574°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 24282.

St. Charles, a quiet settlement, breathes the air of Appalachian foothills, where the land folds in on itself like an old, comforting quilt. It lies 25.4 miles north-north-west of Hawkins, TN (from Hawkins, TN: bearing 346°T), and is situated 3.4 miles north-north-west of Pennington Gap. The roads here, often winding like ribbons unfurled by a careless hand, trace the contours of the terrain, leading the eye past modest homes and fields that slope gently toward the embrace of wooded hills. A palpable stillness often settles over St. Charles, broken only by the murmur of the wind through the pines or the distant, contented lowing of cattle. The sky, when it clears, stretches wide and blue, a vast canvas against which the green of the trees and the browns of the earth seem to sing. The story of St. Charles is etched in the very grain of this landscape, a narrative woven from the resilience of those who first sought a living from these hills. Once, the rumble of coal trains was a more familiar sound, a testament to an industry that shaped the lives and dreams of many who called this place home. Though that era has faded, a quiet industriousness persists, with small farms and local businesses sustaining the community, their rhythms dictated by the changing seasons. The Lee River, a silver thread in the green expanse, has always been a constant, its waters reflecting the passage of time and the enduring spirit of St. Charles, a place where the past whispers on the breeze and the present unfolds with a steady, unhurried grace.

About This St. Charles Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of St. Charles, Virginia — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 36.801756, -83.05739. 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 St. Charles and Lee County.

Detailed location data for St. Charles includes the ZIP code (24282), telephone area code (276), county seat of Lee County (Jonesville), and school district assignment (Lee 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 St. Charles is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.