Kinsale Virginia Map

About Kinsale, Virginia

Kinsale is a locality in Westmoreland County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Kinsale is located at 38.0296°N, 76.5808°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 22488.

Kinsale lies at the confluence of two creeks, their brackish waters tasting of both the Chesapeake and the distant, more mineral tang of the land. It lies 12.9 miles west-southwest of Saint Marys, MD (from Saint Marys, MD: bearing 246°T), and is situated 17.8 miles south-southwest of Lexington Park. The landscape here is a gentle surrender of earth to water, a low-slung geography where broad fields, still bearing the memory of cultivation, spill towards the slow, dark currents. Ancient oaks, their limbs gnarled like arthritic fingers, stand sentinel along the few paved roads, their leaves whispering secrets to a breeze that carries the persistent scent of damp soil and distant marsh grass. The light, especially in the late afternoon, has a peculiar, honeyed quality, softening the edges of clapboard houses and casting long, melancholic shadows across the driveways. The echoes of a long colonial past are palpable in Kinsale, a place that once thrived as a significant port before the silting of its waterways and the shifting currents of commerce led to its gradual quietude. For generations, the economy was tethered to the bounty of the bay – oysters, crabs, and the deep-sea fishing that once filled the small harbor with the clatter of nets and the hearty calls of watermen. Though the larger-scale fishing operations have receded, a hardy spirit persists, a deep-rooted connection to the water evident in the small marinas where pleasure craft now bob alongside a few working boats, their weathered hulls telling tales of sun-drenched days and moonlit tides. The town itself retains a neighborly character, a place where conversations might begin with the weather and drift, unhurried, towards family histories and the enduring rhythms of life by the bay.

About This Kinsale Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kinsale, Virginia — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.029574, -76.580789. 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 Kinsale and Westmoreland County.

Detailed location data for Kinsale includes the ZIP code (22488), telephone area code (540), county seat of Westmoreland County (Montross), 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 Kinsale is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.