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Virginia›Accomack County

Chase CrossingVA

In Virginia, this town has 372 residents.

Is Chase Crossing a good place to live?

65% of residents live below the poverty line in Chase Crossing, where Virginia’s towns sit at 7.7% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Of the 254 Virginia towns we compare, none has a lower median age than Chase Crossing. Chase Crossing has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

372 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Getting set up

Moving to Chase Crossing: who provides what

Chase Crossing is unincorporated, so Accomack County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerA & N Electric Coop14.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet4 providers96% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesAccomack CountyAccomack County provides services here
SchoolsAccomack County Public SchoolsWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Virginia you can register online until 11 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 11 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereAccomack General RegistrarAccomack County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jan 2016
ZIP code2335723357 100%Census 2020

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 Chase Crossing.

Work & commute

Most of Chase Crossing’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.0 jobs for each of them

Half the trips to work are shorter than 64 miles. The top destinations are Newport News (6%), Chesapeake (5%) and Accomac (4%).

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Chase Crossing0%
Newport News6%
Chesapeake5%
Accomac4%
Virginia Beach4%
64 mi
median commute distance
1
jobs based in Chase Crossing
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Top of a high hazard risk in Chase Crossing: hurricanes

Of the losses FEMA expects in Chase Crossing, 57% come from hurricanes and 24% from inland flooding. On expected storm and flood damage, Chase Crossing sits above 71% of U.S. communities.

71risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
71High riskLowerHigher
HurricanesInland floodingCoastal flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

In Chase Crossing, expect four seasons and pleasant summers

Summer afternoons peak near 88° in July, and January nights bottom out around 29°; snowfall runs to about 7 inches a winter. Chase Crossing has mild winters and warm summers.

7″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter31–49°
Spring46–66°
Summer67–85°
Fall51–70°
Nov 7
typical first frost
Apr 4
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

More of Chase Crossing’s adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance than in the typical Virginia or U.S. town

Chase Crossing: 39% of adults feel lonely. No town among the 254 in Virginia we compare has a higher share of adults who have obesity than Chase Crossing.

Chase CrossingVirginia townsU.S. towns
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)33%17%19%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)46%34%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)18%11%12%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)41%23%25%
32 measures vs. Virginia
1 better11 too close to call20 worse
What stands outChase CrossingVA
Fewer adults who have had cancer4.1%7.7%
More uninsured adults25.5%8.7%
Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital
5.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Nearby attractions

USS Texas and 3 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Chase Crossing. Close and well known come first.

All 19 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo 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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Chase Crossing

13pages on Chase Crossing
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Chase Crossing

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Chase Crossing for work

Where Chase Crossing’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

6% → Newport News Newport News 6% 5% → Chesapeake Chesapeake 5% 4% → Accomac Accomac 4% 4% → Virginia Beach Virginia Beach 4% 3% → Exmore Exmore 3% 3% → Norfolk Norfolk 3% Chase Crossing · 0% stay
1jobs based in Chase Crossing
0%of working residents work in town
64 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Questions about Chase Crossing

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Chase Crossing, VA a good place to live?

Chase Crossing has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.