Gloucester Point, Virginia

Gloucester Point, Virginia
Location of Gloucester Point, Virginia
Coordinates: 37°16′12″N 76°29′55″W / 37.27000°N 76.49861°W / 37.27000; -76.49861
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyGloucester
Area
  Total
16.4 sq mi (42.4 km2)
  Land9.4 sq mi (24.3 km2)
  Water7.0 sq mi (18.1 km2)
Elevation
33 ft (10 m)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
9,402
  Density1,000/sq mi (386.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
23062
Area code804
FIPS code51-31616
GNIS feature ID1493008

Gloucester Point is a census-designated place (CDP) in Gloucester County, Virginia, United States. The population was 9,402 at the 2010 census. It is home to the College of William & Mary's Virginia Institute of Marine Science, a graduate school for the study of oceanography.