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Summary for Shell

So far, we found very little information about Shell. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Shell to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. We would especially like to find the location of Shell - knowing its coordinates, we can explore things like its relationship to neighboring communities, nearby cemeteries, etc. If you can help us with Shell, please Contact Us.

About Shell (Click for our profile page)

Our information shows that the community of Shell is historic.

Time Zone: The area where Shell was located is in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Codes: 804 & 686<2>

About Mathews County

The community of Mathews is the County Seat for Mathews County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our )

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<3>	8,834 (1.56% decrease since 2010)
2010	8,974 (2.53% decrease since 2000)
2000:	9,207

Total Area:<4> 252 sq. miles [652.6 km²] - of which 65.9% is water (166 sq. miles [430 km²])

Housing Units: <5> 5,669

Official Website: https://www.madisonco.virginia.gov/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Mathews

GNIS ID: 1480145

FIPS State / County Code: 51 / 115

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Shell)

About Virginia

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	8,556,642 (6.94% increase since 2010)
2010:	8,001,024 (13.03% increase since 2000)
2000:	7,078,515

Websites for State of Virginia

Official Website: https://www.virginia.gov/

Tourism: https://www.virginia.org/

Parks: https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/find-a-park

Fishing: https://dwr.virginia.gov/fishing/

Hunting: https://dwr.virginia.gov/hunting/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Virginia

GNIS ID: 1779803

FIPS State: 51

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Shell)

Footnotes ...

<1>	We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Shell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the Shell area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the Shell area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<3>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Shell. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<5>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).