WhitesvilleVA
A town in Virginia, home to 65 people.
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
Half the trips to work are shorter than 9 miles. The top destinations are Accomac (7%), Newport News (4%) and Washington (3%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards: high risk in Whitesville, mostly hurricanes
FEMA puts 57% of Whitesville’s expected hazard losses down to hurricanes, and 24% to inland flooding. On expected storm and flood damage, Whitesville sits above 71% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Whitesville
The seasons in Whitesville: mild winters, warm summers. Summer afternoons peak near 88° in July, and January nights bottom out around 29°; snowfall runs to about 7 inches 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
Only 10 of the 254 Virginia towns we compare have a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Whitesville; what’s more, among adults locally, 36% feel lonely. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Whitesville is ahead of Virginia on 3 and behind on 21. 46% of adults in the town have obesity; 23% have diabetes.
| 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
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
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.