BaysideVA
A town of 21.
Is Bayside a good place to live?
Bayside has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
21 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Bayside: who provides what
Bayside is unincorporated, so Accomack County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Bayside.
Most of Bayside’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.0 jobs for each of them
The median commute is under 22 miles. The top destinations are Accomac (8%), Washington (4%) and Cape Charles (4%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
High risk in Bayside, with hurricanes at the top
Among 254 Virginia towns, just 8 have a higher FEMA hazard score than Bayside. FEMA puts 57% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to hurricanes, and 24% to inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Bayside
A winter brings about 7 inches of snow, with January nights at 30° and July afternoons at 87°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults get no exercise outside work in Bayside than in most of Virginia or the rest of the country
Bayside: 85% of adults had a checkup this year. No town among the 254 in Virginia we compare has a lower share of adults who binge drink than Bayside. 41% of Bayside adults sleep under 7 hours, where Virginia’s towns sit at 36% and U.S. towns at 36%. Among 254 Virginia towns, just 2 have a higher share of adults who have obesity than Bayside.
| Bayside | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 17% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 11% | 12% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 9.2% | 14% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 55% | 33% | 35% |
| What stands out | Bayside | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 9.2% | 14.5% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 18.5% | 21.8% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 6.7% | 3.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
USS Texas and 3 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Bayside. Close and well known come first.
20 mi Ancient siteUSS Texas
18 mi National SeashoreAssateague Island National Seashore2.3M visitors a year
4 mi MuseumEastern Shore Railway Museum
19 mi MuseumNASA Visitor CenterPhoto credits
USS 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
Everything we know about Bayside
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Bayside
About 0 of every 100 Bayside residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
100% of working residents leave Bayside for work
Where Bayside’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Bayside
Census-designated place in Accomack County, Virginia, United States
Bayside is a census-designated place (CDP) in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 107.
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- Area
- 1.7 sq mi
Questions about Bayside
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Bayside, VA a good place to live?
Bayside has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.