Altavista, Virginia | |
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 Altavista welcome sign | |
 Flag | |
| Nickname: A-Town | |
| Motto(s): "Treasured past, Innovative future." | |
 Location of Altavista, Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 37°7′3″N 79°17′23″W / 37.11750°N 79.28972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Campbell |
| Planned | 1905 |
| First settled | September 9th, 1907 |
| Incorporated | September 1912 |
| Founded by | The Lane Company |
| Named for | The Lane Family farm |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council government |
| • Mayor | Mike Mattox |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.24 sq mi (13.58 km2) |
| • Land | 5.13 sq mi (13.28 km2) |
| • Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.29 km2) |
| Elevation | 548 ft (167 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,378 |
• Estimate (2021) | 3,396 |
| • Density | 664.07/sq mi (256.40/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 24517 |
| Area code | 434 |
| FIPS code | 51-01528[2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1462426[3] |
| Website | www |
Altavista is an incorporated town in Campbell County, Virginia. The town is in the Lynchburg Metropolitan Area, and its population was 3,378 at the 2020 census.[4] It was founded in 1907 by John Edward Lane and Henry L. Lane of the Lane Company, and was chartered in September 1912.
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Altavista town, Virginia". U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder. Retrieved August 19, 2015.[dead link]