Metompkin, Virginia
CDP
About Metompkin
Metompkin is a small unincorporated community in eastern Virginia.
Metompkin holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.16 square miles.
📰 Metompkin News Today
- Lightning Strike Map in Metompkin, VA - Tracker & Radar | Spark WeatherBug · Oct 5
- Metompkin, VA Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Sep 1
- Two people die after car hydroplanes, crashes on the Eastern Shore 13newsnow.com · Feb 17
- Get A Dose Of Coastal Charm At Metompkin Seafood, A Virginia Hole-In-The-Wall Restaurant You’ll Love Only In Your State · Apr 26
- Plans in place for move to new Riverside hospital campus DelmarvaNow.com · Feb 16
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Metompkin Unique
- The only place in America named Metompkin — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in eastern Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 3 miles.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Metompkin
- Accomack Wayside reviews ★
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⚡ Quick Facts
StateVirginia
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area1.16 sq mi
Coordinates37.7671, -75.6054