Middlesex Virginia Map

About Middlesex, Virginia

Middlesex is a locality in Middlesex County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Middlesex is located at 37.6030°N, 76.5530°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 23109.

Middlesex unfolds along the broad, slow curve of the Rappahannock River, its low-lying landscape a mosaic of fertile fields and dark, whispering pine forests that bleed into the salt-tinged air. It lies 24.3 miles north of Gloucester Point, VA (from Gloucester Point, VA: bearing 353°T), and is situated 14.2 miles east-northeast of West Point. Here, the land is forgiving, a gentle rise and fall that has long surrendered to the patient embrace of water, with the distant, hazy shimmer of the Chesapeake Bay a constant, almost spiritual, presence. Ancient oaks, their limbs gnarled like the knuckles of old men, stand sentinel over fields of corn and soybeans, and the air itself, particularly as the sun dips low, carries a humid, vegetal sweetness, punctuated by the distant cry of gulls and the low hum of insects. The very light seems softer here, diffused through a perpetual haze, lending a dreamlike quality to the verdant expanses and the ribbon-like roads that wind through them. This is a place where the echoes of planter aristocracy and the hardy resilience of watermen are not merely history, but a living current that shapes the character of Middlesex. Once a significant hub for tobacco cultivation, its fortunes are now more diversified, with agriculture still playing a vital role, alongside a burgeoning aquaculture and the quiet hum of small businesses catering to the local populace and the occasional traveler seeking respite. The weathered clapboard houses, some dating back centuries, stand as quiet witnesses to generations who have drawn their livelihood from the river's bounty and the land's fertility. There is a palpable sense of continuity, a recognition that the present is inextricably linked to the past, and that the enduring rhythm of the tides and seasons dictates the pace of life in Middlesex.

About This Middlesex Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Middlesex, Virginia — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 37.603, -76.553. 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 Middlesex and Middlesex County.

Detailed location data for Middlesex includes the ZIP code (23149), telephone area code (804), county seat of Middlesex County (Saluda), 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 Middlesex is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.