Ordinary, Virginia

Ordinary, Virginia
Unincorporated community
Ordinary
Ordinary
Coordinates: 37°18′56″N 76°30′48″W / 37.31556°N 76.51333°W / 37.31556; -76.51333Coordinates: 37°18′56″N 76°30′48″W / 37.31556°N 76.51333°W / 37.31556; -76.51333
Country United States
State Virginia
County Gloucester
Elevation 39 ft (12 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code 23131
Area code(s) 804
GNIS feature ID 1493379[1]

Ordinary is an unincorporated community in Gloucester County, Virginia, United States. Ordinary is located along U.S. Route 17 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north of Gloucester Point. Ordinary has a post office with ZIP code 23131.[2]

The community was named after the local ordinary (i.e. public dining hall).[3] Woodville School was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2004.[4]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ordinary, Virginia
  2. ↑ ZIP Code Lookup
  3. ↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 95.
  4. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.