Fleeton Virginia Map

About Fleeton, Virginia

Fleeton is a locality in Northumberland County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Fleeton is located at 37.8151°N, 76.2811°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 22443.

Fleeton lies low along the Rappahannock River, where the broad, brackish waters begin their slow, deliberate journey to the Chesapeake Bay. It lies 40.5 miles north-northeast of Gloucester Point, VA (from Gloucester Point, VA: bearing 17°T), and is situated 20.6 miles south-southeast of Saint Marys. The land itself is a study in muted greens and grays: marsh grasses, tall and whispering, fringe the muddy banks, giving way to fields of corn and soybeans that stretch toward the horizon. Ancient live oaks, their branches gnarled and heavy with Spanish moss, stand sentinel near the water's edge, their roots sometimes disappearing into the silty soil with the rise and fall of the tide. The air here carries the distinct scent of salt and damp earth, a constant, earthy perfume that settles into the very fiber of the place. In the late afternoon, the sun, a molten orb, dips low, casting long, ethereal shadows that stretch and distort the landscape, turning the placid river into a sheet of burnished copper. The history of Fleeton is as entwined with the river as the roots of its oldest trees. For generations, its economy has been shaped by the bounty of the water – fishing, oystering, and the steady trade that once plied these channels. The houses, many built from the local lumber and weathered to a soft, silvery hue, speak of a simpler time, of families who knew the ebb and flow of the tides intimately. Though the grand plantations of the past have largely faded into memory, the courteous, unhurried register of the Old Dominion still holds sway here, a quiet resilience evident in the faces of its inhabitants. Fleeton, though small, possesses a profound sense of place, a quiet understanding of its own enduring connection to the river and the wider world that washes ashore.

About This Fleeton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fleeton, Virginia — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 37.815131, -76.281055. 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 Fleeton and Northumberland County.

Detailed location data for Fleeton includes the ZIP code (22539), telephone area code (540), county seat of Northumberland County (Heathsville), 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 Fleeton is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.