17301 ANTIQUES, 2018
Gargatha’s story
138 years in pictures
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2018 and 3 maps from 1942 on.
- 1888Gargatha is settled
GargathaVA
Today 564 people live in this town, first settled in 1888.
Population
564
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$292K
Census ACS
Household income
$64K
median
Median age
55.4
years
Jobs based here
43
A commuter town
Is Gargatha a good place to live?
Gargatha’s age of the median resident is 55.4 years, against 38.5 years in Virginia’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Of the 254 Virginia towns we compare, none has a higher share of households owning their home than Gargatha. Gargatha has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
564 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
NelsoniaGargatha
Getting set up
Moving to Gargatha: who provides what
Gargatha is unincorporated, so Accomack County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerA & N Electric Coop14.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet4 providers87% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesAccomack CountyAccomack County provides services here
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.govWho runs elections hereAccomack General RegistrarAccomack County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jan 2016
ZIP codes23421, 2330823421 91% · 23308 9%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 Gargatha.
Work & commute
Gargatha has 0.2 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Jobs based in Gargatha grew to 43 in 2023, 30 more than in 2013. Its average trip to work is 20 minutes. The top destinations are Accomac (9%), Chincoteague (5%) and Nelsonia (3%). 14% of residents live below the poverty line in the town.
0%work in town
| Gargatha | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Gargatha0%
Accomac9%
Chincoteague5%
Nelsonia3%
Salisbury2%
20 mi
median commute distance
43
jobs based in Gargatha
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards
Top of a high hazard risk in Gargatha: hurricanes
Compared with just over two thirds of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Gargatha is higher. FEMA puts nearly two thirds of the town’s expected hazard losses down to hurricanes, and 21% to inland flooding.
68risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
HurricanesInland flooding
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Gargatha
The range runs from 31° on a January night to 86° on a July afternoon, with about 8 inches of snow a winter.
8″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter32–48°
Spring47–64°
Summer68–84°
Fall53–69°
Nov 11
typical first frost
Mar 31
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy Gargatha is
The share of adults in Gargatha who have high blood pressure: 44%. Two figures for adults locally: 17% have diabetes, 27% say their health is fair or poor.
| Gargatha | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 33% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 11% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 17% | 19% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 23% | 25% |
32 measures vs. Virginia
0 better12 too close to call20 worse
| What stands out | Gargatha | VA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 23.9% | 11.1% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 21.7% | 13.1% |
| More adults facing housing insecurity | 17.2% | 10.9% |
Riverside Shore Memorial Hospital
10.2 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
Open space protected for good: 7.4% of Gargatha
2.5 miles of trail. The trail density in Gargatha is 0.8 miles per square mile.
7.4%conserved
| Gargatha | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 7.4% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
7.4%
conserved · 141 of 1,899 acres
2.5 mi
of trails · 0.8 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
$362Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in September
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Nearby attractions
All 14 attractions →USS Texas and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Gargatha. Close and well known come first.
28 mi Ancient siteUSS Texas
10 mi National SeashoreAssateague Island National Seashore2.3M visitors a year
4 mi MuseumEastern Shore Railway Museum39 mi Zoo & aquariumSalisbury Zoo
12 mi MuseumNASA Visitor Center
38 mi GardenSalisbury University ArboretumSources: 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 · Salisbury University Arboretum: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Gargatha
16pages on Gargatha
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Gargatha
About 1 of every 100 Gargatha residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Gargatha for work
Where Gargatha’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
43jobs based in Gargatha
0%of working residents work in town
20 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Gargatha
Census-designated place in Virginia, United States
Gargatha is a census-designated place (CDP) in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 415.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 3.0 sq mi
Questions about Gargatha
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Gargatha, VA a good place to live?
Gargatha has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.