Mount Crawford Virginia Map

About Mount Crawford, Virginia

Mount Crawford is a locality in Rockingham County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 532. The population density is 406.6 people per km². Mount Crawford is located at 38.3571°N, 78.9409°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 22841.

Mount Crawford anchors itself upon the fertile, limestone-rich floor of the valley where the earth holds a quiet, heavy permanence. It lies 7.5 miles south-southwest of Harrisonburg, VA (from Harrisonburg, VA: bearing 211°T), and is situated 2.6 miles southeast of Bridgewater. Cooks Creek carves a narrow, rhythmic path through the landscape, its waters reflecting the pale, shifting gray of the sky as it moves toward the horizon. Beyond the immediate fields, the Shenandoah Mountains rise as a distant, serrated silhouette against the western light, while the local terrain yields to the subtle depressions of Wise Hollow. Within the immediate vicinity, the Mount Crawford Area Community Park serves as a green hinge for the land, offering a space where the wind carries the dry, earthen scent of harvested grain and the lingering chill of inland air. Mount Crawford maintains a steady, industrious pulse, defined by an economy that has long favored the transit of goods and the quiet persistence of agricultural life. The history of the place remains etched in the steady circulation of trucks and the enduring architecture of its thoroughfares, which have served as a conduit for travelers for generations. While the waters of Lake Shenandoah remain six miles away and the dense canopy of Paul State Forest lies seven miles to the east, the immediate surroundings of Mount Crawford prioritize the utility of the open plain. Life here proceeds with a deliberate pace, unconcerned with the noise of the outside world, focusing instead on the seasonal labor of the fields and the reliable, daily maintenance of a life lived inland.

About This Mount Crawford Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mount Crawford, Virginia — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.357071, -78.940862. 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 Mount Crawford and Rockingham County.

Detailed location data for Mount Crawford includes the ZIP code (22841), telephone area code (540), county seat of Rockingham County (Harrisonburg), and school district assignment (Rockingham 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 Mount Crawford is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.