Cape Charles, Virginia

About Cape Charles

Set in the southeastern part of Virginia, Cape Charles is a small town counting 1,288 people who proudly call it home.

Cape Charles holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 3.55 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 363 residents per square mile.

📰 Cape Charles News Today

• Eastern Shore Rail to Trail Projects — Cape Charles and Cheriton segments vdot.virginia.gov · Jun 30
• VDH Issues Swimming Advisory for Cape Charles Beach Shore Daily News · Aug 12
• Cape Charles Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 26
• Swim advisory issued for Cape Charles beach Eastern Shore Post · Aug 12
• This Eastern Shore Town Is The Best Little Beach Town In Virginia Southern Living · Apr 10

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Cape Charles Unique

• The only place in America named Cape Charles — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southeastern Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Virginia — one of 688 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 18 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Cape Charles

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Cape Charles

• Sting Ray's Restaurant — seafood
• Ambrogia — italian
• Cape Charles Coffee House (café)
• Deadrise Italian Kitchen — pizza
• Harvey a Cape Charles Bistro (café)
• Maine Lobster Rolls — seafood
• Salt & Sand — american
• Salty Rooster
• The Almeta (café)
• The Shanty — seafood

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• At Altitude Gallery · Art gallery
• Canonie Atlantic Company Railbox · Attraction
• Cape Charles Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cape Charles

• 🏞️ Fisherman Island National Wildlife Refuge · National Park reviews ★
• Butterfly Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Cape Charles Historic District reviews ★
• Central Park reviews ★
• Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Fishermans Island National Wildlife Refuge reviews ★
• Kiptopeke State Park · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Magothy Bay Natural Area Reserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Memorial Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Mockhorn Island State Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Native Plant Garden · Garden reviews ★
• New Roots Youth Garden · Garden reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Cape Charles

• Kiptopeke Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Cape Charles

🏘️ Nearby Communities