Welcome to Powhatan Shores ...
Powhatan Shores is located in James City County<1>.
The pronunciation of Powhatan Shores: POW-hah-tan<2>
A typical abbreviation for Powhatan Shores: Powhatan Shrs.
Powhatan Shores is near sea level<3>.
Time Zone: Powhatan Shores lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Powhatan Shores: 757 & 948<4>
Communities Also Named Powhatan Shores ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Powhatan Shores: This one is located in James City County and the other is located in Gloucester County.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Powhatan Shores.
Communities near Powhatan Shores ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Powhatan Shores.
- Newport News
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Williamsburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Smithfield
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Claremont
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Claremont is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claremont
- Population from the 2020 Census: 335 people
- Dendron
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Surry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Homewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Homewood is located in Surry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Charles Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Charles Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charles Corner
- Oaktree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Oaktree is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaktree
- Barlows Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Barlows Corner is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barlows Corner
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 Powhatan Shores. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Powhatan Shores.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Powhatan Shores. 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 Powhatan Shores.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Powhatan Shores. See our Newspapers Page for Powhatan Shores.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Powhatan Shores ...
Looking for more information about Powhatan Shores? 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 Powhatan Shores, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Powhatan Shores.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including James City, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Powhatan Shores. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Powhatan Shores - 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 757 code has been Overlayed with the 948 area code. New phone numbers in the Powhatan Shores area will be assigned with one of these codes: 757 or 948. As a result, placing a call in the Powhatan Shores area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |