Urbanna Virginia Map

About Urbanna, Virginia

Urbanna is a locality in Middlesex County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 495. The population density is 390.0 people per km². Urbanna is located at 37.6376°N, 76.5744°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 23175.

Urbanna rests where the Rappahannock River, a broad, glinting artery of the Chesapeake, kisses the Middlesex County shoreline. It lies 26.4 miles north-northeast of Williamsburg, VA (from Williamsburg, VA: bearing 16°T), and is situated 14.2 miles east-northeast of West Point. The land here is low-slung and forgiving, a soft exhale of coastal plain where ancient oaks, their limbs heavy with Spanish moss, stand sentinel over fields of corn and soybeans that ripple like green velvet under the vast, often cloud-streaked sky. Salt marsh grasses, a muted olive and ochre, fringe the tidal creeks, their brackish waters whispering secrets of the sea. The air itself carries a subtle tang of brine and pine, a constant reminder of Urbanna's intimate connection to the water, a connection that shapes its very texture, from the weathered clapboard of its historic homes to the gentle lapping of waves against the town's modest harbor. This is a place where history is not a distant echo but a palpable presence, woven into the very rhythm of Urbanna. Founded in the late 17th century, it thrived as a bustling port, a hub for tobacco, timber, and the general commerce of the Tidewater region. The echoes of colonial traders and Civil War skirmishes still seem to linger in the shaded lanes. Today, Urbanna’s economy still draws strength from the water, with a vibrant oyster industry that supplies some of the finest bivalves in the Chesapeake Bay, their briny sweetness a direct inheritance from these nutrient-rich waters. The annual Urbanna Oyster Festival, a beloved tradition, draws crowds from across the Old Dominion, celebrating this singular bounty. The pace of life here is unhurried, a deliberate counterpoint to the clamor of the wider world, where neighbors still greet each other by name and the greatest excitement might be the arrival of the mail boat.

About This Urbanna Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Urbanna, Virginia — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 37.63764, -76.574398. 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 Urbanna and Middlesex County.

Detailed location data for Urbanna includes the ZIP code (23175), telephone area code (804), county seat of Middlesex County (Saluda), and school district assignment (Middlesex 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 Urbanna is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.