| Mathews | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place (CDP) |
| Pushpin Map: | Virginia |
| Pushpin Label Position: | left |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Virginia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Mathews |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [1] |
| Population Total: | 525 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 37.4369°N -76.32°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 23109 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Mathews is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Mathews County, Virginia, United States.[2] Established around 1700, the small town of Westville was designated as the county seat in 1791. Today, it is variously known as Mathews Court House, as well as simply "Mathews," its official postal name.