Hampden Sydney, Virginia

Hampden Sydney, Virginia
Location of Hampden Sydney, Virginia
Location of Hampden Sydney, Virginia
Coordinates: 37°14′38.6″N 78°28′33.7″W / 37.244056°N 78.476028°W / 37.244056; -78.476028
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyPrince Edward
Area
 • Total
3.895 sq mi (10.087877 km2)
 • Land3.878 sq mi (10.044629 km2)
 • Water0.017 sq mi (0.043248 km2)
Elevation
538 ft (164 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total
1,450
 • Density322.2/sq mi (126.1/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
23943
Area code434
FIPS code51-34304[2]
GNIS feature ID1495648[3]

Hampden Sydney is a census-designated place (CDP) in Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,450 at the 2010 census.

Hampden Sydney is the home of Hampden–Sydney College, a private all-male college that is the tenth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States.

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010". United States Census Bureau. August 16, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 15, 2014.
  3. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.