About Yorktown
Yorktown is a small unincorporated community in southeastern Virginia.
Officially, Yorktown is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.63 square miles.
📰 Yorktown News Today
- This High School Wouldn’t Fix Its Antisemitism Problem The Free Press · Aug 18
- Give Me Liberty: Virginia & the Forging of a Nation Williamsburg Families · Aug 18
- Lynne Ellen Wojnarowski Obituary (2026) - Yorktown, VA - Cremation Society of Virginia Newport News Office Legacy obituary · Aug 18
- America's 250th isn't over. Here's why fall is a great time to visit Jamestown, Williamsburg and Yorktown Yahoo Creators · Aug 16
- March to Yorktown Day in Westfield Celebrates Dedication of Washington-Rochambeau Trail Park TAPinto · Aug 17
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Yorktown Unique
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- 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
- Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
- Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.
📍 Neighborhoods in Yorktown
📍 Acree Acres📍 Booth📍 Country Village Mobile Home Park📍 Edgehill📍 Goodwin Neck Estates📍 Greenmount Industrial Park📍 Harris Grove📍 Heritage Hamlet📍 Hickory Hills📍 Holly Hills📍 Kings Court📍 Lackey📍 Lee Hall📍 Marlbank📍 Marlbank Heights📍 Nelson Heights📍 Oakland Industrial Park📍 Poplar Hall Plantation📍 Robanna Shores📍 Seaford Shores📍 Windy Hill Mobile Home Park📍 Woods Run
Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Yorktown
- Bay Haven Grille — american
- Big Boo BBQ — barbecue
- Carrot Tree Kitchens
- Coastal Thirst — deli
- Dough Haus — pizza
- El Rey Tequila — mexican
- Gus's New York Pizza & Bar — pizza
- Main Moon — chinese
- Mystic Jamaica — jamaican
- Pizza Hut — pizza
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Aids to Navigation Museum · Museum
- American Revolution Museum at Yorktown · Museum
- Endview Plantation · Museum
- Lee Hall Mansion · Museum
- Lee Hall Train Depot · Museum
- Auntie M's American Cottage · Art gallery
- Colonial National Historic Park Yorktown Battlefield Visitor · Museum
- Cornwallis' Cave · Attraction
- Discovery Center · Museum
- Museum on Main · Museum
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Yorktown
- Lee's Mill Lot 1 reviews ★
- Lee's Mill Lot 2 reviews ★
- Back Creek Park reviews ★
- Charles E Brown Park reviews ★
- Chisman Creek Park reviews ★
- Cornwallis Surrender Cave Park reviews ★
- Endview Plantation Historic Site reviews ★
- Gloucester Point Public Beach Fishing Pier & Picnic Area reviews ★
- Jenny Russell Giving Garden · Garden reviews ★
- Lee Hall Mansion reviews ★
- Lee Hall Roadside Park reviews ★
- Lee's Mill Neighborhood Park reviews ★
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Yorktown
- Coventry Elementary
- Dare Elementary
- General Stanford Elementary
- Grafton High
- Grafton Middle
- Mount Vernon Elementary
- Seaford Elementary
- Tabb Elementary
- Tabb High
- Tabb Middle
- York High
- York River Academy
- Yorktown Elementary
- Yorktown Middle
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateVirginia
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area0.63 sq mi
Coordinates37.2340, -76.5182