Lynchburg

Summary

Lynchburg is an independent city in the United States^[1]. Lynchburg draws 394 Wikipedia views per month (independent_city_in_the_united_states category, ranking #21 of 40).^[2]

Key Facts

• Lynchburg is located in Virginia^[3].
• Lynchburg is in the country of United States^[4].
• Lynchburg is on the body of water James River^[5].
• Lynchburg is on the body of water Blackwater Creek^[6].
• Lynchburg's head of government is recorded as Stephanie Reed^[7].
• Lynchburg's head of government is recorded as Larry Taylor^[8].
• Lynchburg's instance of is recorded as independent city in the United States^[9].
• Lynchburg's shares border with is recorded as Amherst County^[10].
• Lynchburg's shares border with is recorded as Campbell County^[11].
• Lynchburg's shares border with is recorded as Bedford County^[12].
• Lynchburg's founder is recorded as John Lynch^[13].
• John Lynch is named after Lynchburg^[14].
• Lynchburg's twinned administrative body is recorded as Rueil-Malmaison^[15].
• Lynchburg's postal code is recorded as 24501–24506^[16].
• Lynchburg's postal code is recorded as 24501^[17].
• Lynchburg's postal code is recorded as 24502^[18].
• Lynchburg's postal code is recorded as 24503^[19].
• Lynchburg's postal code is recorded as 24504^[20].
• Lynchburg's postal code is recorded as 24505^[21].
• Lynchburg's postal code is recorded as 24506^[22].
• Lynchburg's postal code is recorded as 24513^[23].
• Lynchburg's postal code is recorded as 24514^[24].
• Lynchburg's postal code is recorded as 24515^[25].
• Lynchburg's Commons category is recorded as Lynchburg, Virginia^[26].
• Lynchburg's located in time zone is recorded as UTC−05:00^[27].

Body

Geography

Lynchburg is in the country of United States^[4]. Lynchburg is located in Virginia^[3]. Adjacent water bodies include James River^[5], a river^[28], in United States^[29] and Blackwater Creek^[6], a river^[30], in United States^[31].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+128.584744'}^[32] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+128.584693'}^[33]. Lynchburg sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+192'}^[34]. Population counts include {'amount': '+75726'}^[35], {'amount': '+76271'}^[36], {'amount': '+77185'}^[37], {'amount': '+78014'}^[38], {'amount': '+79812'}^[39], and {'amount': '+75568'}^[40].

Designation and Status

Lynchburg's instance of is recorded as independent city in the United States^[9].

History and Context

1786 marks the founding of Lynchburg^[41]. John Lynch is named after Lynchburg^[14].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Lynchburg include Lynchburg Regional Airport^[42], an airport^[43], in United States^[44].

Why It Matters

Lynchburg draws 394 Wikipedia views per month (independent_city_in_the_united_states category, ranking #21 of 40).^[2] Lynchburg has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[45] Lynchburg is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[46]

Entities named for Lynchburg include Lynchburg Regional Airport^[42], an airport^[43], in United States^[44].