Town guide

Gloucester Point, Virginia

Gloucester Point is a community in Gloucester County, Virginia, home to about 11,109 people across 9.4 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 23062 and 23072.

Homes sold for a median of $213 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population11,1091,182 per sq mi
Median home value$320,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$213Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking32%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Gloucester Point

2 ZIP codes

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Gloucester Point. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Gloucester Point

Distances

Nearest major airportNorfolk International Airport (ORF)31 miles away
Closer regional airportNewport News Williamsburg International Airport (PHF)11 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Chesapeake, VA43 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA202 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Gloucester Point; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Gloucester Point

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Gloucester Point had 10,587 residents in the 2020 census, up 12% since 2000.

It’s the 118th largest of 669 towns in Virginia by population.

Gloucester County grew from 12,832 residents in 1900 to 38,711 in 2020.

Gloucester Point population by census2000: 9,429, 2010: 9,402, 2020: 10,5879,42920009,402201010,5872020

Gloucester County, 1900–2020

Gloucester County population, 1900 to 20201900: 12,832, 1910: 12,477, 1920: 11,894, 1930: 11,019, 1940: 9,548, 1950: 10,343, 1960: 11,919, 1970: 14,059, 1980: 20,107, 1990: 30,131, 2000: 34,780, 2010: 36,858, 2020: 38,71113K’00’1012K’20’3010K’40’5012K’60’7020K’80’9035K’00’1039K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 29°F. About 51.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 9 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Gloucester PointJan: high 47°F, low 29°F, 4 in; Feb: high 49°F, low 30°F, 2.9 in; Mar: high 56°F, low 36°F, 3.9 in; Apr: high 66°F, low 46°F, 3.9 in; May: high 73°F, low 56°F, 4.4 in; Jun: high 81°F, low 65°F, 4.5 in; Jul: high 85°F, low 70°F, 5.8 in; Aug: high 83°F, low 68°F, 5.5 in; Sep: high 78°F, low 63°F, 5.1 in; Oct: high 69°F, low 51°F, 4.7 in; Nov: high 59°F, low 40°F, 3.3 in; Dec: high 51°F, low 33°F, 3.9 in47°29°Jan4.049°30°Feb2.956°36°Mar3.966°46°Apr3.973°56°May4.481°65°Jun4.585°70°Jul5.883°68°Aug5.578°63°Sep5.169°51°Oct4.759°40°Nov3.351°33°Dec3.9Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, N, VA weather station (11 miles away).

Jobs in Gloucester County

7,878 jobs at 868 businesses in Gloucester County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Gloucester CountyRetail trade: 2,184 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,299 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 1,255 jobs; Construction: 724 jobs; Other services: 595 jobs; Administrative and support: 332 jobs; Professional services: 321 jobs; Arts, entertainment and recreation: 214 jobsRetail trade 28% Health care and social assistance 17% Hotels and restaurants 16% Construction 9% Other services 8% Administrative and support 4% Professional services 4% Arts, entertainment and recreation 3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

43 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Gloucester Point’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Riverside Walter Reed HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Gloucester9.6 miles
  • Mary Immaculate HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Newport News9.9 miles
  • Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Williamsburg13.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors7
Specialist doctors2
Dentists13
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants5
Mental health providers9
Physical and occupational therapists2
Optometrists4
Chiropractors1
Pharmacies3

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Gloucester Point

Parks (2 nearby)

  • Abingdon Park · 13 acres1.4 mi
  • York Shores Neighborhood Park and Beach · 1 acres1.9 mi

Grocery stores (2 nearby)

  • Food Lion0.8 mi
  • Kroger1.2 mi

Pharmacies (2 nearby)

  • Walgreens0.9 mi
  • Kroger Pharmacy1.2 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Gloucester County Public Library0.7 mi

Museums

  • Watermen's Museum3.4 mi
  • American Revolution Museum at Yorktown3.6 mi
  • Museum on Main3.6 mi
  • Colonial National Historic Park Yorktown Battlefield Visitor Center3.9 mi
  • Aids to Navigation Museum4.7 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Artillery Amphitheater3.6 mi
  • On-The-Hill Cultural Arts Center3.6 mi

Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Gloucester Point

Public schools here are run by Gloucester County Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Abingdon ElementaryHayesPre-K–5455Public1.3 mi
Achilles ElementaryHayesPre-K–5397Public2.8 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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