Browntown Virginia Map

About Browntown, Virginia

Browntown is a locality in Warren County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Browntown is located at 38.8109°N, 78.2336°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 22610.

Browntown unfolds across a landscape where the Piedmont’s gentle swell begins to hint at the bolder contours of the Blue Ridge. It lies 7.7 miles south-southwest of Front Royal, VA (from Front Royal, VA: bearing 196°T), and is situated 14.0 miles south-southeast of Strasburg. The land here is a rich, loamy brown, the color that gives the settlement its name, a hue deepened by centuries of cultivation. Creeks, silver threads in the green, meander through pastures where the air often carries the faint, sweet scent of sun-baked hay, and the distant bleating of sheep can be heard on a quiet afternoon. Ancient oaks, their branches like gnarled arms, punctuate the fields, offering shade that cools the earth even on the warmest summer days, and their leaves, in autumn, ignite the hillsides in a fiery spectacle. Browntown’s history is a quiet echo of the Old Dominion's enduring narrative, a place where the legacy of colonial settlement and the shadows of conflict are not forgotten but are instead absorbed into the very texture of daily life. The local economy, once tethered to the rhythms of tobacco and modest farming, now finds a steady pulse in small manufacturing and a growing appreciation for artisanal crafts, a subtle shift that has preserved the town’s unhurried pace. You can still see the sturdy, weathered brick of buildings that have stood for generations, their walls absorbing the stories of blacksmiths and merchants, and the soft, almost imperceptible hum of the local woodshop in the late afternoon is a sound that speaks of honest labor and enduring skill.

About This Browntown Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Browntown, Virginia — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.810949, -78.233612. 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 Browntown and Warren County.

Detailed location data for Browntown includes the ZIP code (22610), telephone area code (540), county seat of Warren County (Front Royal), 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 Browntown is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.