Welcome to Irvington ...
The coastal town of Irvington is located in Lancaster County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Irvington, you might consider that their post office opened in 1891.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Irvington has a population of 399 people<2> (see below for details).
Irvington is 30 feet [9 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Irvington lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Irvington: 804 & 686<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Irvington had an population of 399 people. This is a decrease of 7.64% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 40.71% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Irvington had a population of 432 people. This makes Irvington the county's 2nd most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 432 people, the population of Irvington decreased 35.81% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 673 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Irvington.
Communities Also Named Irvington ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Irvington - they are located in Alabama (2), California, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, Ohio (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas and Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Irvington.
Communities near Irvington ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Irvington.
- Kilmarnock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kilmarnock have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmarnock
- Kilmarnock is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilmarnock <6>
- Urbanna
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanna
- Urbanna is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbanna <6>
- Lynhams
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Harmony Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
- Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
- Locust Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Locust Hill is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Hill <6>
- Merry Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Merry Point. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Point
- Merry Point is located in Lancaster County
- Ottoman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
- Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
- Richtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richtown
- Richtown is located in Lancaster County
- Grafton
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
- Grafton is located in Middlesex County
- Hartfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartfield
- Hartfield is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartfield <6>
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 Irvington. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Irvington.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Irvington. 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 Irvington.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Irvington. See our Newspapers Page for Irvington.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Irvington ...
Looking for more information about Irvington? 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 Irvington, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Irvington.
Adding Irvington to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Irvington 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 for Irvington was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>
X2X - From that list, the Irvington post office opened in 1891.
We also found Irvington in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Irvington.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Irvington. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lancaster County: www.lancova.com/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Lancaster, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Irvington. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Irvington - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Irvington area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Irvington area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |