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Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States

Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States
Zuni, Virginia
Unincorporated community
Zuni in 2022, along US Route 460Zuni in 2022, along US Route 460
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Coordinates: 36°51′58″N 76°49′51″W / 36.86611°N 76.83083°W / 36.86611; -76.83083
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyIsle of Wight
Elevation745 ft (227 m)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes23898
GNIS ID1500086

Zuni (/ˈzuːnaɪ/) is an unincorporated community in Isle of Wight County in the Hampton Roads region of southeastern Virginia in the United States.

Zuni is home to a general store, a gas station, a small engine repair shop and two churches and is served by its own Post Office. Articles written about Zuni on the internet say that Zuni was also home to hotels, a bank and other businesses in the mid-20th century. Though technically within the nearby town of Ivor, Zuni is the closest community to Virginia's only naturist facility, known as White Tail Resort.

Zuni sits on the banks of the Blackwater River, which separates Isle of Wight County and Southampton County. In 1999 Zuni was flooded by Hurricane Floyd and flooded again in 2006, causing the river to overflow and completely cover the bridge crossing the river. When the river overflows it floods many homes in the Zuni area.

Zuni is on U.S. Route 460, southeast of Ivor and northwest of Windsor.

Zuni, Virginia appears as a location in the dystopian novel Asphalt by Carl Hancock Rux.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Zuni, Virginia
  2. Rux, Carl Hancock (June 15, 2010). Asphalt: A Novel. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781451604436.
Municipalities and communities of Isle of Wight County, Virginia, United States
County seat: Isle of Wight
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