Yuma Virginia Map

About Yuma, Virginia

Yuma is a locality in Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Yuma is located at 36.6151°N, 82.6124°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 22664.

Yuma rests in a quiet fold of the land, where the soil, a deep, rich ochre, begins to hint at the distant mountains. It lies 23.5 miles west of Bristol, VA (from Bristol, VA: bearing 273°T), and is situated 5.4 miles north-northwest of Kingsport. The sky above Yuma often stretches, a vast, unbroken canvas of pale blue, or sometimes, in the late afternoon, burns with an intensity that bleeds into the horizon, casting long, languid shadows from the scattered farmhouses and the skeletal frames of old barns. The air here carries the dry, clean scent of sun-baked earth and the faint, sweet perfume of ripening grain, a subtle but persistent fragrance that clings to the senses. The landscape is not dramatic, but rather a study in patient, enduring beauty: fields that roll with a gentle, almost imperceptible swell, punctuated by stands of hardy oak and the occasional, stoic pine, their branches reaching like supplicating arms towards the ever-present sky. The story of Yuma is written in the layers of its soil and the whispers of its past, a history deeply rooted in the agrarian heart of this region. For generations, the economy of Yuma has been inextricably tied to the land, with families cultivating crops that have sustained them through changing seasons and shifting markets, a resilience that speaks to a deep understanding of the earth's bounty and its caprices. Traces of earlier settlements linger in the weathered wood of old fences and the ghost of a general store that once served as the town's central hub, a place where news and gossip flowed as freely as the wares. While the wider world has spun onward with its new technologies and bustling metropolises, Yuma maintains a deliberate, unhurried pace, a place where the simple act of watching the sun dip below the distant, hazy peaks can feel like a profound event.

About This Yuma Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Yuma, Virginia — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 36.615099, -82.612377. 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 Yuma and Shenandoah County.

Detailed location data for Yuma includes the ZIP code (24251), telephone area code (276, 540), county seat of Shenandoah County (Woodstock), 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 Yuma is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.