Winchester, Virginia

Winchester, Virginia
Independent city
Loudoun Street Mall in Winchester in July 2020
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Location of Winchester in Virginia
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Coordinates: 39°11′N 78°10′W / 39.183°N 78.167°W / 39.183; -78.167
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	None (Independent city)
Founded	1744
Government
• Mayor	John David Smith Jr. (D)[1]
Area [2]
• Total	9.21 sq mi (23.86 km2)
• Land	9.19 sq mi (23.81 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation	725 ft (221 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	28,120
• Density	3,100/sq mi (1,200/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	22601
Area code	540
FIPS code	51-86720[3]
GNIS feature ID	1498552[4]
Website	winchesterva.gov

Winchester is the northwesternmost independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. It is the county seat of Frederick County, although the two are separate jurisdictions.^[5] As of the 2020 census, the city's population was 28,120.^[6] It is the principal city of the Winchester metropolitan area with a population of just over 145,000 extending into West Virginia, which is a part of the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area. Winchester is home to Shenandoah University and the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley.