Mappsville Virginia Map

About Mappsville, Virginia

Mappsville is a locality in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 186. The population density is 197.7 people per km². Mappsville is located at 37.8460°N, 75.5666°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 23407.

Mappsville sits low and wide on its coastal plain, a collection of weathered structures huddled against the vast, gray sweep of the Chesapeake Bay. It lies 22.8 miles south-southwest of Worcester, MD (from Worcester, MD: bearing 198°T), and is situated 15.9 miles south of Pocomoke City. The land here is flat, broken only by the slow, dark crawl of tidal creeks that thread through salt marsh and brackish reeds, their surfaces reflecting the bruised colors of an often overcast sky. Ancient live oaks, their limbs draped with Spanish moss like spectral beards, stand sentinel in the sandy soil, their roots gripping the earth against the persistent whisper of the sea breeze. The air carries the brine and the damp, fertile scent of mud, a constant reminder of the water's proximity, and in the distance, the low hum of boat engines occasionally punctuates the quiet. The roots of Mappsville run deep into the colonial past, a place that has long drawn its sustenance from the bounty of the bay and the fertile soil. Generations have made their living from the water, their days dictated by the ebb and flow of the tides and the migratory paths of fish and crabs, a tradition that continues to shape the local economy. The clapboard houses, many painted in muted blues and greens, seem to lean into each other as if sharing a collective memory of storms weathered and harvests brought in. There's a quiet resilience to Mappsville, a sense of lives lived in partnership with the elements, where the slow, deliberate passage of time is measured not by clocks, but by the changing seasons and the ever-present, murmuring presence of the Chesapeake.

About This Mappsville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mappsville, Virginia — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 37.845959, -75.566594. 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 Mappsville and Accomack County.

Detailed location data for Mappsville includes the ZIP code (23407), telephone area code (757), county seat of Accomack County (Accomac), and school district assignment (Accomack County Public Schools). 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 Mappsville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.