Copper Hill Virginia Map

About Copper Hill, Virginia

Copper Hill is a locality in Floyd County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Copper Hill is located at 37.0818°N, 80.1342°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 24079.

Copper Hill emerges from a landscape of subtle undulations, where the Blue Ridge foothills begin their gentle ascent, cloaking the land in a verdant quilt of mixed hardwood and pine. It lies 12.1 miles south-southwest of Cave Spring, VA (from Cave Spring, VA: bearing 214°T), and is situated 16.8 miles southwest of Roanoke. The air here carries the clean, cool scent of damp earth and distant pine needles, particularly potent after a summer shower, and the late afternoon sun, when it breaks through the canopy, casts a honeyed glow upon the scattered farmsteads and winding country roads. Streams, fed by the higher elevations, carve their way through the terrain, their waters clear and brisk, tumbling over moss-covered stones. The soil itself, a rich, dark loam, hints at the agricultural bounty it has yielded for generations, a deep, earthy testament to the land's enduring fertility. The history of Copper Hill is deeply entwined with the mineral wealth it once held, though the echoes of its mining past are now more whisper than roar. For a time, the extraction of copper and other ores shaped the very soul of Copper Hill, drawing a hardy, industrious populace and fueling a transient boom that left its mark on the local economy and the faces of its people. Today, while the mines are largely silent, a more pastoral rhythm has settled over Copper Hill, with agriculture and small-scale timber operations forming the backbone of its livelihood. The spirit of independence, forged in the demanding work of the earth and the mines, still resonates, a quiet resilience evident in the weathered barns and the friendly nods exchanged between neighbors on the rare occasion their paths cross on the less-traveled byways.

About This Copper Hill Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Copper Hill, Virginia — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 37.081802, -80.134207. 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 Copper Hill and Floyd County.

Detailed location data for Copper Hill includes the ZIP code (24079), telephone area code (540), county seat of Floyd County (Floyd), 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 Copper Hill is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.