Alton

Summary

Alton is an unincorporated community^[1]. Alton ranks in the top 2% of unincorporated_community entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Alton is located in Halifax County^[3].
• Alton is in the country of United States^[4].
• Alton's instance of is recorded as unincorporated community^[5].
• Alton's postal code is recorded as 24520^[6].
• Alton's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone^[7].
• Alton's GNIS Feature ID is recorded as 1492467^[8].
• Alton's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.5733, 'lon': -79.0028}^[9].
• Alton's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h_bzkj^[10].
• Alton's GeoNames ID is recorded as 4744266^[11].
• Alton's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+551'}^[12].
• Alton's archINFORM location ID is recorded as 21589^[13].
• Alton's Who's on First ID is recorded as 1125817475^[14].

Body

Geography

Alton is in the country of United States^[4]. Alton is located in Halifax County^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Alton's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+551'}^[12].

Designation and Status

Alton's instance of is recorded as unincorporated community^[5].

Why It Matters

Alton ranks in the top 2% of unincorporated_community entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month).^[2] Alton is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[15]