Woolwine Virginia Map

About Woolwine, Virginia

Woolwine is a locality in Patrick County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Woolwine is located at 36.7899°N, 80.2773°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 24185.

Woolwine rests in a broad, shallow valley, a place where the rolling hills of Patrick County begin to soften before the steeper ascents of the Blue Ridge. It lies 31.3 miles south-south-east of Blacksburg, VA (from Blacksburg, VA: bearing 166°T), and is situated 11.2 miles north-north-west of Patrick Springs. The land here is a patchwork quilt of fields and forests, the latter a dense, verdant tapestry of oak, pine, and maple that slopes gently towards the meandering waters of the Ararat River. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint, sweet scent of damp earth and distant woodsmoke, a subtle perfume that clings to the senses. Sunlight, when it breaks through the frequent cloud cover, tends to fall in broad, golden swathes, illuminating the weathered barns and scattered farmhouses that dot the landscape. The story of Woolwine is one of hardy folk who found their footing in this fertile, if somewhat remote, corner of Virginia. For generations, the economy here has been tied to the land, with tobacco and cattle farming forming the backbone of its prosperity. Remnants of this agricultural past are still visible, from the broad tobacco barns, their louvers gaping like tired mouths, to the stone fences that delineate fields now often used for grazing. The spirit of self-sufficiency, forged through isolation and the demands of rural life, remains a quiet but persistent characteristic of Woolwine’s people, a resilience that echoes in the steady, unhurried rhythm of its days.

About This Woolwine Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Woolwine, Virginia — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 36.789857, -80.277275. 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 Woolwine and Patrick County.

Detailed location data for Woolwine includes the ZIP code (24185), telephone area code (276, 540), county seat of Patrick County (Stuart), and school district assignment. 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 Woolwine is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.