Bumpass Virginia Map

About Bumpass, Virginia

Bumpass is a locality in Louisa County, Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,200. The population density is 22.0 people per km². Bumpass is located at 37.9635°N, 77.7372°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 23024.

Bumpass rests in the gentle, broad expanse of Virginia’s Hanover County, a landscape painted in muted greens and earthy browns where the Piedmont begins its slow surrender to the Tidewater. It lies 19.5 miles north-northwest of Wyndham, VA (from Wyndham, VA: bearing 340°T), and is situated 19.9 miles northwest of Ashland. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch toward horizons softened by distant stands of pine and oak, their leaves rustling a dry whisper in the summer breeze. The air here carries a particular stillness, broken only by the drone of cicadas or the occasional rumble of a truck on the county roads. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid haze, often falls in thick, honeyed shafts, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the quiet air. The land itself feels old, worn smooth by seasons and the patient passage of time, a place where water, when it falls, finds its way through shallow gullies and into the slower, more deliberate flow of nearby creeks. The history of Bumpass is written not in grand monuments, but in the weathered barns and the enduring spirit of its agricultural roots. Once a vital crossroads for farmers and merchants, the local economy still leans on the land, though the rhythm of the workday has shifted from the dawn-to-dusk toil of generations past to a more varied, less predictable cadence. Small businesses, the kind that greet travelers with a nod and a quiet efficiency, dot the landscape, serving the needs of a population that has seen its share of change. The legacy of the Old Dominion is present, not in overt displays, but in the polite interactions and the deep-seated sense of place that defines Bumpass, a quiet corner where the past and the present continue to converse in the soft Virginia light.

About This Bumpass Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bumpass, Virginia — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 37.963473, -77.737213. 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 Bumpass and Louisa County.

Detailed location data for Bumpass includes the ZIP code (23024), telephone area code (804), county seat of Louisa County (Louisa), 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 Bumpass is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.