Melfa Virginia Map

About Melfa, Virginia

Melfa is a locality in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 468. The population density is 280.2 people per km². Melfa is located at 37.6493°N, 75.7413°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 23410.

Melfa, Virginia, rests in the lower reaches of the Eastern Shore, a land gently sloped towards the Chesapeake Bay's embrace. It lies 49.3 miles northeast of Poquoson, VA (from Poquoson, VA: bearing 42°T), and is situated 30.9 miles south-southwest of Pocomoke City. Here, the earth is a rich loam, nurturing a landscape of wide, open fields that meet the distant, shimmering line of tidal marshes. The air carries the briny tang of the sea, even miles inland, mingling with the sweet scent of pine and the damp earth after a soft rain. Sunlight, when it breaks through the often-present haze, washes the fields in a pale, buttery gold, a light that seems to linger longer here, softening the edges of the world. The horizon is a low, unbroken sweep, punctuated only by the stoic silhouettes of farmhouses and the occasional, proud oak. The history of Melfa is as deeply rooted as the ancient cedars that line its country lanes, a testament to generations who have drawn sustenance from this coastal plain. Once a vital port for the tobacco trade, its fortunes ebbed and flowed with the shifting currents of commerce and the fortunes of the land. Today, its economy remains tied to the bounty of the sea and the fertile soil, with agriculture and fishing still forming the backbone of daily life. Travelers passing through Melfa often remark on the unhurried pace, the quiet courtesy of its inhabitants, and the enduring sense of a place that remembers its past while quietly embracing the present, a subtle echo of the Old Dominion's enduring spirit.

About This Melfa Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Melfa, Virginia — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 37.649299, -75.741318. 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 Melfa and Accomack County.

Detailed location data for Melfa includes the ZIP code (23410), 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 Melfa is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.