Map of Exmore town

Exmore is the largest town in Northampton County on the Eastern Shore of the U.S. state of Virginia. The population was 1,460 at the 2010 census. A popular story is that Exmore received its name because it is the tenth railroad station south of the Delaware state line, so there were “X more” stations to go. The same website also states another theory behind the town’s name—that it was named for Exmoor, Devon, in south west England. This theory is more plausible because many towns and counties in Virginia were named for places in England. Northampton County itself was named for Northamptonshire.

Exmore town overview:
Name:	Exmore town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	Virginia
County:	Northampton County
Elevation:	33 ft (10 m)
Total Area:	2.60 sq mi (6.74 km²)
Land Area:	2.60 sq mi (6.74 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²)
Total Population:	1,460
Population Density:	527.49/sq mi (203.64/km²)
ZIP code:	23350
Area code:	757, 948 (auto)
FIPS code:	5126416
GNISfeature ID:	1466377

Online Interactive Map

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Exmore online map. Source: Basemap layers from Google Map, Open Street Map (OSM), Arcgisonline, Wmflabs. Boundary Data from Database of Global Administrative Areas.

Exmore location map. Where is Exmore town?

Exmore location on the U.S. Map. Where is Exmore town. — Exmore location on the U.S. Map.

Exmore location on the Virginia map. Where is Exmore town. — Location of Exmore in Virginia.

History

Benjamin’s Department Store and the John W. Chandler House are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Virginia Barrier Island Center (BIC) offers exhaustive information on the local culture and history. Founded in 1996 and opened to visitors in 2002 on the former site of the Almshouse Farm in Machipongo 10 miles south of the town of Exmore and 20 miles north of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, the BIC is a cultural center, a museum and a meeting and event place. Its mission is to preserve and perpetuate the culture and history of Virginia’s barrier islands through education and the collection and interpretation of artifacts. The museum holds more than 7,500 artefacts and showcases a permanent exhibition.