About Montrose
Montrose is a small unincorporated community in eastern Virginia.
Officially, Montrose is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.22 square miles.
📰 Montrose News Today
- ICYMI: Secretary Collins, Rep. Lawler Visit Montrose VA, Meet with Hudson Valley Veterans Congressman Mike Lawler (.gov) · Apr 13
- Bluefield Virginia Police request public assistance for Montrose shooting investigation WDBJ7 · Aug 3
- Records Reveal Prior Charges Against Montrose Va Aide Accused Of Abusing Veteran News12 | Long Island · Jul 8
- Man shot 5 times, 2 men arrested in Randolph County WDTV 5 · Feb 13
- VA Hudson Valley Healthcare System receive top marks in 2026 CMS report Mid Hudson News · May 24
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Montrose Unique
- One of 14 places in the US named Montrose — but the Virginia one has a character all its own.
- 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
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Montrose
📍 Rockett's Landing📍 Capitol View📍 Chimborazo📍 Church Hill📍 Church Hill North📍 Creighton Court📍 East End📍 Eastover Gardens📍 Fairmount📍 Fulton📍 Fulton Bottom📍 Fulton Hill📍 Gilbert Gardens📍 Hechler Village📍 Lower Rocketts📍 Montrose Heights📍 Oakland📍 Oakwood📍 Rocketts📍 Union Hill📍 Virginia Heights📍 Windsor Place
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Montrose
- Alewife — seafood
- Blue Atlas — international
- Bookbinder's Seafood and Steakhouse — american
- Chanello's Pizza — pizza
- Chimbo Sandwich Shoppe — sandwich
- Cobra Burger — american
- Da Vinci Pizza — pizza
- Frontier by Alamo
- Giorno Market — italian (café)
- Go Dragon Asian Grill — asian
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Chimborazo Medical Museum · Museum
- Clarke-Palmore House Museum · Museum
- Dabbs House Museum · Museum
- Grand Lodge of Virginia Library and Museum · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Montrose
- Jefferson Avenue Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
- Lucks Field Playground reviews ★
- Triangle Park reviews ★
- Ancarrow's Landing reviews ★
- Bill Robinson Playground reviews ★
- Briel Street Playground reviews ★
- Chimborazo Native Garden · Garden reviews ★
- Chimborazo Park reviews ★
- Chimborazo Playground reviews ★
- Chimborazo Playground Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
- Clark Palmore House reviews ★
- Dock Street Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Montrose
- Generating Recovery of Academic Direction (GRAD)
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateVirginia
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area3.22 sq mi
Coordinates37.5213, -77.3748