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Welcome to Robanna Shores ...

Robanna Shores is located in York County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Robanna Shores: Robanna Shrs.

Robanna Shores is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Robanna Shores: 757 & 948<3>

Communities near Robanna Shores ...

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

  • Newport News
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hampton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Williamsburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Poquoson
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Smithfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Gloucester Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Red Hill Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Hill Village is located in Newport News City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill Village
  • Yorktown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Achilles
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Achilles is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Achilles
  • Crab
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Crab is located in Gloucester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crab

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 Robanna Shores. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Robanna Shores.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Robanna Shores ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including York, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Robanna Shores - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Robanna Shores area will be assigned with one of these codes: 757 or 948. As a result, placing a call in the Robanna Shores area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.