Lovingston, Virginia

Lovingston, Virginia
Front Street in Lovingston
Front Street in Lovingston
Coordinates: 37°45′46″N 78°52′15″W / 37.76278°N 78.87083°W / 37.76278; -78.87083
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyNelson County, Virginia
Founded1809
Area
 • Total4.03 sq mi (10.44 km2)
 • Land4.03 sq mi (10.44 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
817 ft (249 m)
Population
 (2010)
 • Total520
 • Density129.03/sq mi (49.81/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
22949
Area code434
FIPS code51-47224
GNIS feature ID1498508

Lovingston is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Nelson County, Virginia, United States.[1] The population, as of the 2010 Census, was 520.[2] Its ZIP Code is 22949. It was among the communities severely affected by flash flooding from Hurricane Camille in 1969.[3]

Lovingston is part of the Charlottesville Metropolitan Statistical Area.

Lovingston High School, Lovingston Historic District, and the Nelson County Courthouse are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[4]

  1. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved 2011-06-07.
  2. ^ Virginia Trend Report 2: State and Complete Places (Sub-state 2010 Census Data). Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed 2011-06-08.
  3. ^ Garnett P. Williams and Harold P. Guy. Erosional and Depositional Aspects of Hurricane Camille in Virginia, 1969. United States Government Printing Office, 1973, pp. 1.
  4. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.