Explore Villa Heights, 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 Villa Heights, 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 Villa Heights.
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 | Villa Heights |
| State | Virginia (VA) |
| County | Roanoke (city) |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 36.702171 |
| Longitude | -79.894608 |
| Population | 638 |
| Density | 256.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 24017, 24112 |
| Area Code | 540, 276 |
| School District | Henry County Public Schools |
Villa Heights occupies a landscape defined by the steady, terrestrial pulse of the inland Piedmont, where the horizon is punctuated by the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains. It lies 2.6 miles northwest of Roanoke, VA (from Roanoke, VA: bearing 310°T), and is situated 5.1 miles north-northeast of Cave Spring. The ground here rises in modest, earthen swells, offering a vantage point that catches the long, amber light of late afternoon as it spills across the residential grids. A mile away, the water of Lick Run carves a quiet path through the terrain, serving as a persistent, rhythmic presence that anchors the neighborhood to the earth. Within the immediate boundaries, Villa Heights Park offers a communal green expanse, a place where the air holds the scent of damp soil and the seasonal transition of deciduous leaves. Beyond these immediate surroundings, the wider geography remains defined by the presence of Dark Hollow and the nearby waters of Spring Valley Lake, elements that lend a sense of permanence to the surrounding sprawl.
Industry and settlement in Villa Heights reflect the broader historical currents of the region, where the labor of past generations laid the foundation for the current residential character. The local economy has evolved from its early roots, shifting alongside the professional and technological advancements that now move through the corridors of the Commonwealth. Life in Villa Heights proceeds with a deliberate, measured cadence, informed by a landscape that demands a certain respect for the changing seasons and the slow accumulation of time. While the distant rush of modern transit hums at the periphery, the neighborhood retains a self-contained dignity, particularly as the shadows grow long toward the evening. Residents find a quiet continuity here, perhaps pausing to recognize the subtle, unchanging beauty of the land that has supported this place long before the current streets were drawn.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Villa Heights, Virginia. Coordinates: 36.702171, -79.894608. 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 Villa Heights includes the ZIP code (24017, 24112), telephone area code (540, 276), county seat of Roanoke (city), and school district assignment (Henry 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. |