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Welcome to Battery Park ...

Battery Park is located in Isle of Wight County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Battery Park, you might consider that their post office opened in 1892.

Battery Park is near sea level<2>.

Time Zone: Battery Park lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Battery Park: 757 & 948<3>

The ZIP code for Battery Park: 23304<4>

Communities Also Named Battery Park ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Battery Park: This one is located in Isle of Wight County and the other is located in Henrico County.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Battery Park.

Communities near Battery Park ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Battery Park.

  • Norfolk
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Newport News
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Hampton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Portsmouth
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Suffolk
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Poquoson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Windsor
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Windsor is located in Isle of Wight County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,800 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <5>
  • Ivor
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Ivor is located in Southampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivor
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivor <5>
  • Surry
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Hilton Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Hilton Village is located in Newport News City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilton Village

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Battery Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Battery Park.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Battery Park. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Battery Park.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Battery Park. See our Newspapers Page for Battery Park.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Battery Park ...

Looking for more information about Battery Park? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Battery Park, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Battery Park.

Adding Battery Park to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Battery Park in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Battery Park was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Battery Park post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Battery Park.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Isle of Wight, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Battery Park - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 757 code has been Overlayed with the 948 area code. New phone numbers in the Battery Park area will be assigned with one of these codes: 757 or 948. As a result, placing a call in the Battery Park area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Battery Park). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Battery Park or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/