About Mathews
Set in the eastern part of Virginia, Mathews is a small unincorporated community.
Officially, Mathews is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.98 square miles.
📰 Mathews News Today
- Woman facing three failure-to-appear warrants caught in Mathews County WAVY.com · Aug 17
- Woman dies after detached trailer crashes into pickup in Mathews County: VSP WTKR · Aug 3
- Woman dead after Mathews County crash on Saturday 13newsnow.com · Aug 3
- Lynda Smith, Live Wire concert set for Saturday in Mathews SSentinel.com · Aug 13
- Louise Witherspoon Obituary (1943 - 2026) - Port Haywood, VA - Richmond Times-Dispatch Legacy obituary · Aug 14
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Mathews Unique
- 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.
- Part of the fabric of Virginia — one of 688 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Mathews
- Back In Time Mathews — coffee shop (café)
- Howard-Dooley Cafe
- Richardson’s Cafe — american
- Salty Dog Pizzeria — pizza
- Seafood Shack — seafood
- Southwind Pizza — pizza
- White Dog Bistro Restaurant
- Linda's Diner — burger
- Mathews Grill & Deli — american
- Mi Casa Azteca — mexican
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Mathews Historical Museum · Museum
- Mathews Maritime Museum · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Mathews
- Bethel Beach Natural Area Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Haven Beach reviews ★
- New Point Comfort Natural Area Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Winter Harbor Landing reviews ★
- Aaron Beach reviews ★
- Doctors Creek Landing reviews ★
- Mathews County Land Conservancy · Nature reserve reviews ★
- Mathews Field reviews ★
- Middle Peninsula Chesapeake Bay reviews ★
- Old Mill Landing reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Mathews
- Mathews Elementary
- Mathews High
- Thomas Hunter Middle
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateVirginia
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area1.98 sq mi
Coordinates37.4433, -76.3277