Lake Monticello, Virginia | |
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Coordinates: 37°55′6″N 78°19′36″W / 37.91833°N 78.32667°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Fluvanna |
Area | |
• Total | 9.5 sq mi (24.5 km2) |
• Land | 8.8 sq mi (22.9 km2) |
• Water | 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2) |
Elevation | 377 ft (115 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 10,126 |
• Density | 1,100/sq mi (410/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 22963 |
Area code | 434 |
FIPS code | 51-43424[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1867591[1] |
Lake Monticello | |
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Location | Fluvanna County, Virginia |
Coordinates | 37°54′50″N 78°18′00″W / 37.91389°N 78.30000°W |
Type | mesotrophic to eutrophic |
Catchment area | 5,480 acres (22.2 km2) |
Basin countries | United States |
Surface area | 317 acres (128 ha) |
Surface elevation | 315 ft (96 m) |
Lake Monticello, a private gated community, is a census-designated place (CDP) in Fluvanna County, Virginia, United States. The population was 10,126 at the 2020 census.[3] The community is centered on a lake of the same name, which is formed by a dam on a short tributary of the nearby Rivanna River. Lake Monticello is part of the Charlottesville Metropolitan Statistical Area. Lake Monticello was developed in the 1960s as a summer vacation home community but quickly evolved into a bedroom community of Charlottesville, and to a smaller extent of Richmond. It also has a sizable retirement age population.