Welcome to Orbit ...
Orbit is located in Isle of Wight County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Orbit, you might consider that their post office opened in 1888.
Time Zone: Orbit lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
The telephone area code for Orbit: (757)
Adding Orbit to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Orbit 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 Orbit was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<2>
From that list, the Orbit post office opened in 1888.
We also found Orbit in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Orbit.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Orbit. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Isle of Wight County: www.co.isle-of-wight.va.us/
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 Isle of Wight, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |