Welcome to Urbanna ...

The coastal town of Urbanna is located in Middlesex County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Urbanna, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1776.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Urbanna has a population of 457 people<2> (see below for details).

Urbanna is near sea level<3>.

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

Urbanna is within the (804) area code.

The ZIP code for Urbanna: 23175<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Urbanna had an population of 457 people. This is a decrease of 3.99% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 15.84% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Urbanna had a population of 476 people. This makes Urbanna the county's most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 476 people, the population of Urbanna decreased 12.34% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 543 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Urbanna.

Communities Also Named Urbanna ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Urbanna - they are located in Illinois and Iowa.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Urbanna.

Communities near Urbanna ...

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

• West Point
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Point
  • West Point is located in King William County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,310 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Point <6>
• Kilmarnock
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kilmarnock have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilmarnock
  • Kilmarnock is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,400 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kilmarnock <6>
• Irvington
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
  • Irvington is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <6>
• White Stone
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Stone have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Stone
  • White Stone is located in Lancaster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 331 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Stone <6>
• Locust Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
  • Locust Hill is located in Middlesex County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Hill <6>
• Glenns
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
  • Glenns is located in Gloucester County
• Ottoman
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ottoman
  • Ottoman is located in Lancaster County
• Harmony Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harmony Village have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony Village
  • Harmony Village is located in Middlesex County
• Monaskon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monaskon
  • Monaskon is located in Lancaster County
• Grafton
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grafton
  • Grafton is located in Middlesex County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Urbanna ...

Looking for more information about Urbanna? 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 Urbanna, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Urbanna.

Adding Urbanna to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Urbanna 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 Urbanna was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Urbanna post office opened in 1776.

We also found Urbanna in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (1803).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Urbanna.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Urbanna. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Middlesex County: www.co.middlesex.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/