Assawoman, Virginia | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Assawoman |
Pushpin Label Position: | left |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Virginia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Virginia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Accomack |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 37.8742°N -75.5244°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 23302 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1462604 |
Assawoman is an unincorporated community in Accomack County, Virginia. Its ZIP code is 23302.
The name "Assawoman" denoted a female Indian of the similarly-named tribe.[1] Assawoman was originally known as Assawaman until 1966 when the Board on Geographic Names decided upon its current spelling.[2]
Arbuckle Place, situated in Assawoman, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. Their post office was established in October 1890.