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Welcome to Oakwood ...

Oakwood is near sea level<1>.

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

Area Codes for Oakwood: 757 & 948<2>

Communities Also Named Oakwood ...

While we believe that this Oakwood is located in , we know of another 4 Virginia communities named Oakwood. Those communities are located in the following : Arlington, Buchanan, Fairfax and Rockingham County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 64 communities that are also named Oakwood - they are located in Alabama (2), Arkansas (2), California, Florida, Georgia (2), Illinois (3), Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas, Louisiana (2), Maine, Maryland (4), Michigan (5), Missouri (2), New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina (2), North Dakota, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (4), South Dakota, Tennessee (5), Texas, West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin (2).

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

Communities near Oakwood ...

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

  • Virginia Beach
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Chesapeake
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Norfolk
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Newport News
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Hampton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Portsmouth
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Poquoson
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Alantic City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Alantic City is located in Norfolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alantic City
  • Glenwood Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Glenwood Park is located in Norfolk City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenwood Park
  • Aragona Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Aragona Village is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aragona 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 Oakwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Oakwood.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Oakwood ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Oakwood - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>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 Oakwood area will be assigned with one of these codes: 757 or 948. As a result, placing a call in the Oakwood area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.