Parksley Virginia Map

About Parksley, Virginia

Parksley is a locality in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 867. The population density is 489.9 people per km². Parksley is located at 37.7821°N, 75.6535°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 23421.

Parksley lies on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, a flat, sandy expanse where the air carries the faint, briny tang of the Chesapeake Bay, though the water itself is a good many miles off. It lies 28.6 miles south-southwest of Worcester, MD (from Worcester, MD: bearing 205°T), and is situated 18.3 miles southwest of Chincoteague. The land here is a patient, unbroken quilt of fields, mostly given over to agriculture, stitched with the darker green of pine forests and the occasional flash of a sprawling pecan grove. Roads, straight and unwavering as a surveyor’s plumb line, bisect the landscape, linking scattered homesteads and the modest clusters of buildings that constitute the village. The light in Parksley possesses a peculiar softness, especially as the day wanes, turning the broad, open skies into a canvas of diffused gold and lavender that seems to spill over the low-slung houses and the stoic, weathered barns. The history of Parksley is inextricably tied to the railroad, a ribbon of iron that once brought prosperity and a sense of connection to this corner of Accomack County. Established in the late 19th century as a shipping point for the region’s bountiful produce, particularly sweet potatoes and strawberries, Parksley quickly grew into a bustling hub, a place where the fruits of the land met the wider world. Though the clang of the locomotive is now a sound of the past, the legacy of that era lingers in the town’s enduring connection to agriculture, with many families still cultivating the soil that has sustained them for generations. The local economy, while diversified, still leans on the land, and a quiet sense of community, forged in shared harvests and the enduring rhythms of the seasons, defines the character of Parksley.

About This Parksley Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Parksley, Virginia — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 37.782072, -75.65354. 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 Parksley and Accomack County.

Detailed location data for Parksley includes the ZIP code (23421), 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 Parksley is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.