Welcome to Birch Town ...
Birch Town is located in Accomack County<1>.
Birch Town is near sea level<2>.
Time Zone: Birch Town lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Birch Town: 757 & 948<3>
Communities near Birch Town ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Birch Town.
- Pocomoke City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Pocomoke City is located in Worcester County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocomoke City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,095 people
- Former names for Pocomoke City:
- New Town
- Stevens Landing
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pocomoke City <4>
- Snow Hill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Parksley
(18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
- Bloxom
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Saxis
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Saxis is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saxis
- Population from the 2020 Census: 230 people
- Hallwood
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hallwood is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Sinnickson
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Sinnickson is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinnickson
- Franklin City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Franklin City is located in Accomack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin City
- Greenbackville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Atlantic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
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 Birch Town. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Birch Town.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Birch Town. 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 Birch Town.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Birch Town. See our Newspapers Page for Birch Town.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Birch Town ...
Looking for more information about Birch Town? 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.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Birch Town, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Birch Town.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Accomack, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Birch Town - 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 Birch Town area will be assigned with one of these codes: 757 or 948. As a result, placing a call in the Birch Town area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |