Spotsylvania Virginia Map

About Spotsylvania, Virginia

Spotsylvania is a locality in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Spotsylvania is located at 38.2010°N, 77.5892°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 22553.

Spotsylvania County unfolds across the Virginia Piedmont, a landscape etched by the slow persistence of water and time. It lies 9.9 miles southwest of Fredericksburg, VA (from Fredericksburg, VA: bearing 225°T), and is situated 8.7 miles west-southwest of Massaponax. Here, the land swells and subsides in broad, gentle undulations, a mosaic of dense hardwood forests, their canopies a deep, enduring green, and open fields where sunlight pools in buttery patches. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a scent of damp earth and pine needles, a quiet perfume that seems to settle over the very bones of the place. Small creeks, mere whispers of water in drier months, carve shallow ravines, their banks often softened by a mossy velvet, and larger rivers, like the Rapidan and the Rappahannock, snake through the terrain, their currents a constant, murmuring presence. The sky above is a vast canvas, often a pale, washed-out blue that deepens to a bruised violet at dusk, a spectacle that lends a contemplative mood to the rolling countryside. Spotsylvania's character is a layered narrative, deeply infused with the echoes of both colonial ambition and the brutal crucible of the Civil War. The land was once the domain of tobacco planters, their fortunes built and lost on the soil, and the scars of that era, both physical and psychological, remain. Today, while agriculture still plays a role, its rhythm is now often punctuated by the hum of wider economic currents, with proximity to burgeoning Northern Virginia centers drawing in commuters and new industries. Yet, the profound weight of history is undeniable, most notably at the Spotsylvania Court House National Military Park, where the very ground seems to hold its breath, a silent testament to the valor and suffering that transpired here. The pace of life in Spotsylvania, while not entirely untouched by the modern world, retains a certain deliberate quality, a courteous gravity that feels like a direct inheritance from centuries of settled life and enduring memory.

About This Spotsylvania Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Spotsylvania, Virginia — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.200965, -77.589154. 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 Spotsylvania and Spotsylvania County.

Detailed location data for Spotsylvania includes the ZIP code (22553), telephone area code (540), county seat of Spotsylvania County (Spotsylvania Courthouse), 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 Spotsylvania is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.