WhitesvilleVA
A town of 65.
Is Whitesville a good place to live?
68% of residents live below the poverty line in Whitesville, above both Virginia’s towns (7.7%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Among 254 Virginia towns, just 4 have a lower share of households owning their home than Whitesville. Whitesville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
65 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Whitesville: who provides what
Whitesville 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 Whitesville.
With 0.7 jobs for every working resident, most of Whitesville’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Whitesville for work: only 0% work in town. The top destinations are Accomac (7%), Newport News (4%) and Washington (3%). Half commute less than 9 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Hurricanes leads a high hazard risk in Whitesville
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Whitesville has four seasons and pleasant summers
Whitesville 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.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of Virginia and the rest of the country, more of Whitesville’s adults say their health is fair or poor
32% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Whitesville, above both the Virginia town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (19%). 18% of adults report frequent physical distress in Whitesville. Of the 254 Virginia towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who have obesity than Whitesville.
| Whitesville | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 17% | 19% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 34% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 11% | 12% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 23% | 25% |
| What stands out | Whitesville | VA |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 9.5% | 14.5% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 83.6% | 76.8% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 29.8% | 13.1% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
USS Texas and 4 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Whitesville. Close and well known come first.
23 mi Ancient siteUSS Texas
15 mi National SeashoreAssateague Island National Seashore2.3M visitors a year
in town MuseumEastern Shore Railway Museum
16 mi MuseumNASA Visitor Center
39 mi GardenSalisbury University ArboretumPhoto 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
Everything we know about Whitesville
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Whitesville
About 0 of every 100 Whitesville residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
100% of working residents leave Whitesville for work
Where Whitesville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Whitesville
Census-designated place in Virginia, United States
Whitesville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in 2010. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 241.
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
Questions about Whitesville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Whitesville, VA a good place to live?
Whitesville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.