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Alton

unincorporated community in Virginia
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Alton

Summary

Alton is an unincorporated community[1]. Alton ranks in the top 2% of unincorporated_community entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (203 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 coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.5733, 'lon': -79.0028}[8].
  • Alton sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+551'}[9].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Alton sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+551'}[9].

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 (203 views/month).[2] Alton is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 17d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-08-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Halifax County
    Elevation above sea level → {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+551'}
    Aliases → —
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/45732|batch #45732]]: redundant value, already present at higher administrative level"
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