Welcome to Surry ...
The town of Surry is located in Surry County<1> and is the County Seat for Surry County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Surry, you might consider that their post office opened in 1846.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Surry has a population of 217 people<2> (see below for details).
Surry is 120 feet [37 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Surry lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Surry: 757 & 948<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Surry had an population of 217 people. This is a decrease of 11.07% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 17.18% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Surry had a population of 244 people. This makes Surry the county's 3rd most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 244 people, the population of Surry decreased 6.87% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 262 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Surry.
Communities Also Named Surry ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Surry - they are located in Maine, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Surry.
Communities near Surry ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Surry.
- Newport News
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport News
- Newport News is located in Newport News City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 179,062 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Newport News <5>
- Williamsburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williamsburg
- Williamsburg is located in Williamsburg City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Williamsburg <5>
- Smithfield
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smithfield have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smithfield
- Smithfield is located in Isle of Wight County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,615 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Smithfield <5>
- Waverly
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waverly have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waverly
- Waverly is located in Sussex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,905 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waverly <5>
- Wakefield
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wakefield have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wakefield
- Wakefield is located in Sussex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 805 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wakefield <5>
- Claremont
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Ivor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivor
- Ivor is located in Southampton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 315 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivor <5>
- Dendron
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dendron
- Dendron is located in Surry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dendron <5>
- Scotland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Jamestown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jamestown is located in James City County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jamestown <5>
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 Surry. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Surry.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Surry. 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 Surry.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Surry. See our Newspapers Page for Surry.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Surry ...
Looking for more information about Surry? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Surry, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Surry.
Adding Surry to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Surry 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 Surry was in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
We also found Surry in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Surry.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Surry. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Surry County: www.co.surry.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 Surry, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Surry. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Surry - 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 Surry area will be assigned with one of these codes: 757 or 948. As a result, placing a call in the Surry 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. |
| <6> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |