Pastoria

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Pastoria

Total population

863

Median home value

$116,200

10.4%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$46,884

Pastoria$47k

National$74k

Land area5.75 km²

Coordinates37.74°, -75.64°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Pastoria is a census-designated place (CDP) in Accomack County, Virginia, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in 2010. Per the 2020 census, the population was 627.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

Henry A. Wise

United States Congressman and governor of Virginia (1806-1876)

Thomas H. Bayly

United States general (1810-1856)

Thomas H. B. Browne

American politician (1844–1892)

J

Josh Nolz

American soccer player

N

Nick Boddie Williams

American journalist and author (1906-1992)

T

Tommy Scott

College athletic director and coach (1907-1962)

Willy Wise

American boxer

Edward Southey Joynes

American scholar

B

B.A. Walker

American basketball player (born 1984)

B

Barbara Bohannan-Sheppard

American politician

R

Richard Beale Davis

, educator (1907–1981)

O

Olive MacFarland

American scientific illustrator, artist and collector of specimens

A

Ann Claude Handy

Maryland housewife from a prominent Annapolis family

L

Littleton Upshur

(1758–1811)

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Virginia

• Chase Crossing
  1.9 mi away
• Metompkin
  2.3 mi away
• Gargatha
  4.5 mi away
• Bloxom
  5.9 mi away
• Nelsonia
  5.9 mi away
• Schooner Bay
  7.4 mi away
• Mappsville
  7.7 mi away
• Savageville
  8 mi away
• Makemie Park
  11.8 mi away
• Pungoteague
  12.7 mi away
• Atlantic
  13 mi away
• Sanford
  13.1 mi away

Browse all places in Virginia →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Recently spotted species

broomsedge bluestem

Anatherum virginicum

Seen 2026-09-14

American trumpet vine

Campsis radicans

Seen 2026-09-14

American Royal Fern

Osmunda spectabilis

Seen 2026-09-14

American holly

Ilex opaca

Seen 2026-09-14

common pawpaw

Asimina triloba

Seen 2026-09-14

American sweetgum

Liquidambar styraciflua

Seen 2026-09-13

Two-spotted Tree Cricket

Neoxabea bipunctata

Seen 2026-09-11

American tuliptree

Liriodendron tulipifera

Seen 2026-09-11

Domestic Dog

Canis familiaris

Seen 2026-09-11

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).