Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A regional job hub with 1,285 jobs.
Among 254 Virginia towns, just 4 have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Accomac. Accomac has 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them St. James Church and Bowman's Folly. Accomac has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Accomac beats most towns.
Census counts: 500 in 1950, 519 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1940 and 4 maps from 1931 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Accomac, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Accomac.
Most working residents leave Accomac for work: only 8% work in town. At 17 minutes, Accomac’s average trip to work is against 27 minutes in Virginia’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. The median household income in Accomac is $46,000.
| Accomac | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $46,000 | $102,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 8.2% | 4.9% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The typical Accomac home is worth about $212,000, about the same as a year ago, 49% below the Virginia typical home. At $952 a month, Accomac’s median rent is below both the Virginia town median ($1,762 a month) and the median of U.S. towns ($1,185 a month). 64% of households own their home in Accomac.
| Accomac | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median rent | $952 a month | $1,762 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 64% | 68% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 68% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Accomac has mild winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 88°, January nights drop to 29° and about 7 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
36% of Accomac adults say their health is fair or poor. No town among the 254 in Virginia we compare has a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Accomac. 21% of Accomac adults report frequent mental distress.
| Accomac | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 17% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 12% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Accomac | VA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing food insecurity | 32.6% | 13.1% |
| More uninsured adults | 20.1% | 8.7% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 16.3% | 7.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Accomac. Close and well known come first.
23 mi Ancient siteUSS Texas
17 mi National SeashoreAssateague Island National Seashore2.3M visitors a year
5 mi MuseumEastern Shore Railway Museum
19 mi MuseumNASA Visitor CenterUSS Texas: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Assateague Island National Seashore: Fritz Geller-Grimm, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Eastern Shore Railway Museum: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0 · NASA Visitor Center: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Accomac
About 1 of every 100 Accomac residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
3 places in Accomac on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 notable people were born in Accomac.
Town in Virginia, United States
Accomac is a town in and the county seat of Accomack County, Virginia, United States. The population was 526 at the 2020 census.
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Accomac has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
4 notable people were born here, including Henry A. Wise and Thomas H. B. Browne.
