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Welcome to Westerhouse Woods ...

Westerhouse Woods is located in Northampton County<1>.

Westerhouse Woods is near sea level<2>.

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

Area Codes for Westerhouse Woods: 757 & 948<3>

Communities near Westerhouse Woods ...

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

  • Exmore
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Exmore is located in Northampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exmore
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,362 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Exmore <4>
  • Cape Charles
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Belle Haven
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Nassawadox
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Cheriton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Melfa
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Eastville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Wachapreague
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Painter
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Keller
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Westerhouse Woods ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Northampton, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Westerhouse Woods - 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 Westerhouse Woods area will be assigned with one of these codes: 757 or 948. As a result, placing a call in the Westerhouse Woods 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.