Sussex Virginia Map

About Sussex, Virginia

Sussex is a locality in Sussex County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 181. The population density is 14.9 people per km². Sussex is located at 36.9174°N, 77.2719°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 23505, 23882.

Sussex emerges from the Virginia landscape as a quiet expanse of flat, pine-shadowed plains and persistent, fertile soil. It lies 22.6 miles south-southeast of Petersburg, VA (from Petersburg, VA: bearing 163°T), and is situated 13.1 miles southwest of Waverly. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness that seems to suspend the afternoon in a golden, amber clarity, slowing the passage of time across the open fields. Within a short distance, the waters of Thweatt Branch trace a narrow, shaded path through the undergrowth, while the quiet surface of Hargraves Millpond reflects the sprawling, unhurried sky. Though the jagged peaks of the Blue Ridge Mountains remain a distant, hazy memory on the far horizon, the land immediately surrounding Sussex is defined by the steady, measured growth of the Big Woods State Forest and the unique, sandy ecosystems preserved at the Chub Sandhill State Natural Area Preserve.

Sussex carries the weight of a long agrarian tenure, where the soil has been turned for generations to support an economy deeply rooted in timber and the traditional cycles of cultivation. The rhythm of daily life here remains tethered to the land, echoing a history that predates modern commerce and favors the deliberate pace of those who work the earth. In the quiet corners of the county, the legacy of this endurance is visible in the architecture and the deliberate, courteous demeanor of its residents, who recognize the value of a slow, consistent existence. This is a place where the modern world feels like a distant hum, leaving the inhabitants to attend to the seasonal shifting of the pines and the quiet labor that sustains the region.

About This Sussex Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sussex, Virginia. Coordinates: 36.917359, -77.271869. 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 Sussex includes the ZIP code (23505, 23882), telephone area code (757, 804), county seat of Sussex County (Sussex), and school district assignment (Sussex 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.