Welcome to West Point ...
The town of West Point is located in King William County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of West Point, you might consider that their post office opened in 1857.
A typical abbreviation for West Point: W. Point
From the Census Estimates for 2019, West Point has a population of 3,268 people<2> (see below for details).
West Point is near sea level<3>.
Time Zone: West Point lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for West Point: 804 & 686<4>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, West Point had an population of 3,268 people. This is a decrease of 1.15% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 14.03% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, West Point had a population of 3,306 people (which is 20.66% of the total population of King William County). This makes West Point the county's most populous community.
The population of West Point represents 0.04% of the population of Virginia (which has 8,001,024 people), making it the state's 78th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 3,306 people, the population of West Point increased 15.35% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,866 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for West Point.
Communities Also Named West Point ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 34 communities that are also named West Point - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas (2), California, Georgia (2), Illinois (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, South Dakota, Texas (2) and Utah.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for West Point.
Websites for West Point ...
Official Website: www.westpointvirginia.org/
Communities near West Point ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Point.
- Urbanna
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbanna
- Urbanna is located in Middlesex County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 457 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbanna <5>
- Plain View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Plain View. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plain View
- Plain View is located in King and Queen County
- Adner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adner
- Adner is located in Gloucester County
- King and Queen Court House
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King and Queen Court House
- King and Queen Court House is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King and Queen Court House <5>
- Glenns
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns
- Glenns is located in Gloucester County
- Lanesville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lanesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanesville
- Lanesville is located in King William County
- New Kent
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Kent
- New Kent is located in New Kent County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Kent <5>
- Saluda
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saluda
- Saluda is located in Middlesex County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saluda <5>
- Cumnor
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumnor
- Cumnor is located in King and Queen County
- Norge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norge
- Norge is located in James City County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norge <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 West Point. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for West Point.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of West Point. 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 West Point.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around West Point. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for West Point.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Point ...
Looking for more information about West Point? 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 West Point, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for West Point.
Adding West Point to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of West Point 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 West Point was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
X2X - From that list, the West Point post office opened in 1857.
We also found West Point in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).
For more details, see References and Mentions for West Point.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for West Point: www.westpointvirginia.org/
The official website for King William County: www.co.king-william.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 King William, 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 West Point. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Point - 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 804 code has been Overlayed with the 686 area code. New phone numbers in the West Point area will be assigned with one of these codes: 804 or 686. As a result, placing a call in the West Point 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> | 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. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |