MappsvilleVA
Home to 186 people, the town was settled in 1889.
Is Mappsville a good place to live?
62% of residents live below the poverty line in Mappsville, against 7.7% in Virginia’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Among 254 Virginia towns, just 2 have a higher midpoint age than Mappsville. Mappsville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
186 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Mappsville.
Mappsville has 0.4 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For half of commuters, work is under 51 miles away. The top destinations are Accomac (7%), Newport News (5%) and Virginia Beach (5%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Mappsville has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from hurricanes
Of the losses FEMA expects in Mappsville, 66% come from hurricanes and 21% from inland flooding. FEMA expects more storm and flood damage locally than in just over two thirds of U.S. communities. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2003.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Mappsville has four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 87° and January nights of 30°, with about 8 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in Mappsville than in most of Virginia or the rest of the country
27% of Mappsville adults worry about having enough food. Among 254 Virginia towns, just 4 have a higher share of adults who get no exercise outside work than Mappsville. This Virginia town does better than the Virginia average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 15.
| Mappsville | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 11% | 12% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 8.4% | 8.1% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 23% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Mappsville | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.2% | 7.7% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 12% | 14.5% |
| More uninsured adults | 22.3% | 8.7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Mappsville
USS Texas and 6 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mappsville. Close and well known come first.
29 mi Ancient siteUSS Texas
9 mi National SeashoreAssateague Island National Seashore2.3M visitors a year
9 mi MuseumNASA Visitor Center36 mi Zoo & aquariumSalisbury Zoo
6 mi MuseumEastern Shore Railway Museum
35 mi GardenSalisbury University ArboretumPhoto credits
USS Texas: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain · Assateague Island National Seashore: Fritz Geller-Grimm, CC BY-SA 2.5 · NASA Visitor Center: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Eastern Shore Railway Museum: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Salisbury University Arboretum: Leonard J. DeFrancisci, CC BY-SA 3.0
Moving to Mappsville: who provides what
Mappsville 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.
100% of working residents leave Mappsville for work
Where Mappsville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Mappsville; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Mappsville residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
Questions about Mappsville
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Is Mappsville, VA a good place to live?
Mappsville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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