Bath Virginia Map

About Bath, Virginia

Bath is a locality in Bath County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Bath is located at 38.1117°N, 79.6502°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 24416.

Bath rests in a hollowed embrace of Virginia's Northern Neck, a peninsula sculpted by the slow, deliberate work of water and time. It lies 31.6 miles west of Staunton, VA (from Staunton, VA: bearing 265°T), and is situated 34.0 miles west of Stuarts Draft. The land here is a gentle, fertile sweep, its soil a rich, dark loam that yields readily to the plow. Ancient oaks, their limbs gnarled like the knuckles of old men, stand sentinel over fields of corn and soybeans that stretch toward the hazy horizon, their green a deep, resonant hue under the wide Virginian sky. The air itself carries a certain weight, a humid promise of summer thunderstorms and the distant, salty breath of the Chesapeake, though the bay itself remains a whispered rumor here, rather than a tangible presence. The history of Bath is inextricably linked to the ebb and flow of the Tidewater's fortunes, a story written in weathered clapboard and the enduring grace of its colonial-era homes. For generations, its economy has been tethered to the bounty of the land and the sea, with agriculture and fishing forming the backbone of its quiet prosperity. You can still sense the echoes of that past in the unhurried pace of life, in the way neighbors still gather for potlucks and the local store remains a vital hub for gossip and groceries. Distinctive to Bath is its enduring connection to the water, even if indirectly, with the very character of the place shaped by the constant proximity of the Chesapeake and its myriad tributaries, a fact that imbues the very light at dusk with a certain silvery sheen.

About This Bath Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bath, Virginia — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.111733, -79.650211. 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 Bath and Bath County.

Detailed location data for Bath includes the ZIP code (24460), telephone area code (540), county seat of Bath County (Warm Springs), 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 Bath is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.