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Welcome to Cardinal Estates ...

Cardinal Estates is located in Northampton County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Cardinal Estates: Cardinal Ests.

Cardinal Estates is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Cardinal Estates: 757 & 948<3>

Communities Also Named Cardinal Estates ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Cardinal Estates: This one is located in Northampton County and the other is located in Virginia Beach City.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Cardinal Estates.

Communities near Cardinal Estates ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Cardinal Estates.

  • Exmore
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Exmore is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exmore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exmore <4>
  • Cape Charles
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Belle Haven
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Onley
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Nassawadox
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cheriton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Melfa
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Eastville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Wachapreague
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Painter
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)

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 Cardinal Estates. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Cardinal Estates.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Cardinal Estates. 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 Cardinal Estates.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cardinal Estates ...

Looking for more information about Cardinal Estates? 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 Cardinal Estates, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Cardinal Estates.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Northampton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cardinal Estates - 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 Cardinal Estates area will be assigned with one of these codes: 757 or 948. As a result, placing a call in the Cardinal Estates 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.