Yorktown Virginia Map

About Yorktown, Virginia

Yorktown is a locality in York County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 221. The population density is 135.2 people per km². Yorktown is located at 37.2388°N, 76.5097°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 23690, 23691, 23692.

Yorktown occupies a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of Yorktown Creek as it carves a path through the dense, verdant woodlands of the inland plains. It lies 1.3 miles south-southwest of Gloucester Point, VA (from Gloucester Point, VA: bearing 214°T), and is situated 8.5 miles north-northwest of Tabb. The earth here holds a heavy, dark moisture, supporting thickets of oak and pine that obscure the horizon, save for the distant, hazy silhouette of Blackwalnut Ridge rising eleven miles to the west. Sunlight filters through the canopy in thin, slanted shafts, illuminating the quiet stillness of Wormley Pond, where the water remains undisturbed by the bustle of the modern world. Beyond the immediate canopy, the terrain levels into broad, fertile stretches that carry the scent of damp soil and ancient growth, grounding the architecture of Yorktown in a geography that feels both permanent and observant.

Memory persists in the soil of Yorktown, where the echoes of past conflicts are muted by the steady pulse of a local economy rooted in education and the preservation of long-standing colonial legacies. Residents move with a measured pace, their lives punctuated by the maintenance of historical sites and the quiet administration of the nearby Gloucester Point Beach Park, which serves as a sanctuary for those seeking the solitude of the interior woods. While the distant, low-lying expanse of Poquoson Flats marks the geographic limits of the region, the life of the locality remains tethered to the slow, deliberate rhythms of the inland seasons. The air here feels thick with the weight of centuries, a quality that lends a sense of gravity to the daily routine of those who reside where the legacy of the nation remains etched into the very dirt beneath their feet.

About This Yorktown Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Yorktown, Virginia. Coordinates: 37.238756, -76.509673. 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 Yorktown includes the ZIP code (23690, 23691, 23692), telephone area code (757), county seat of York County (Yorktown), and school district assignment (York 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.