Census Data for Foster

As far as we can tell, Foster has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Foster, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

• White Stone
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Stone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stone
  • White Stone is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Stone <2>
• Irvington
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
  • Irvington is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <2>
• Urbanna
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanna
  • Urbanna is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbanna <2>
• Kilmarnock
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kilmarnock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmarnock
  • Kilmarnock is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilmarnock <2>
• Williamsburg
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
  • Williamsburg is located in Williamsburg City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <2>
• Poquoson
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poquoson have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poquoson
  • Poquoson is located in Poquoson City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poquoson <2>
• West Point
  (23 miles [37 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
  • West Point is located in King William County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <2>
• Cape Charles
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cape Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cape Charles
  • Cape Charles is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cape Charles <2>
• Cheriton
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cheriton have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheriton
  • Cheriton is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cheriton <2>
• Eastville
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Eastville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eastville
  • Eastville is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eastville <2>
• Newport News
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport News
  • Newport News is located in Newport News City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport News <2>
• Nassawadox
  (28 miles [45.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nassawadox
  • Nassawadox is located in Northampton County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nassawadox <2>
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  • Hampton
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hampton
    • Hampton is located in Hampton City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hampton <2>

Mathews County ...

Foster is located in Mathews County<4>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Mathews County.

Miscellaneous Information for Foster ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Mathews County or the community of Foster:

• The GNIS Codes ...
  • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Foster:
  • GNIS ID for Foster: 1499442
  • GNIS ID for Mathews County: 1480145
  • GNIS ID for State of Virginia: 1779803

• The FIPS Codes ...
  • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
  • State Code: 51 (Virginia)
  • County Code: 115 (Mathews County)
  • Place Code: 29280 (Foster)
  • State & County Code: 51/115 (Virginia / Mathews County)
  • State & Place Code: 51/29280 (Virginia / Foster)

• Misc. Census Codes ...
  • Foster is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Foster.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Foster. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Mathews County: www.co.mathews.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

The official website of the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN)

The official website of the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)