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Unincorporated community
Assawoman in July 2018
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Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Accomack
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	23302
GNIS feature ID	1462604

Assawoman is an unincorporated community in Accomack County, Virginia. Its ZIP code is 23302.

Etymology

The name "Assawoman" denoted a female Indian of the similarly-named tribe. Assawoman was originally known as Assawaman until 1966 when the Board on Geographic Names decided upon its current spelling.

History

Assawoman United Methodist Church in July 2018

Arbuckle Place, situated in Assawoman, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. Their post office was established in October 1890.

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