Winchester

Summary

Winchester is an independent city in the United States^[1]. Winchester draws 1,179 Wikipedia views per month (independent_city_in_the_united_states category, ranking #12 of 40).^[2]

Key Facts

• Winchester is located in Virginia^[3].
• Winchester is in the country of United States^[4].
• Winchester's head of government is recorded as John David Smith, Jr.^[5].
• Winchester's head of government is recorded as Les Veach^[6].
• Winchester's instance of is recorded as independent city in the United States^[7].
• Winchester's shares border with is recorded as Frederick County^[8].
• Winchester is named after Winchester^[9].
• Winchester's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ambato^[10].
• Winchester's postal code is recorded as 22601^[11].
• Winchester's postal code is recorded as 22602^[12].
• Winchester's postal code is recorded as 22603^[13].
• Winchester's postal code is recorded as 22604^[14].
• Winchester's Commons category is recorded as Winchester, Virginia^[15].
• Winchester's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone^[16].
• Winchester's local dialing code is recorded as 540^[17].
• 1752 marks the founding of Winchester^[18].
• Winchester's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.1783, 'lon': -78.1667}^[19].
• Winchester's official website is recorded as https://www.winchesterva.gov/^[20].
• Winchester's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Winchester, Virginia^[21].
• Winchester has a population of {'amount': '+26203'}^[22].
• Winchester has a population of {'amount': '+26235'}^[23].
• Winchester has a population of {'amount': '+26523'}^[24].
• Winchester has a population of {'amount': '+26923'}^[25].
• Winchester has a population of {'amount': '+27216'}^[26].
• Winchester has a population of {'amount': '+27284'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Winchester is in the country of United States^[4]. Winchester is located in Virginia^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+23.966712'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+23.971623'}^[29]. Winchester sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+221'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+26203'}^[22], {'amount': '+26235'}^[23], {'amount': '+26523'}^[24], {'amount': '+26923'}^[25], {'amount': '+27216'}^[26], and {'amount': '+27284'}^[27].

Designation and Status

Winchester's instance of is recorded as independent city in the United States^[7].

History and Context

1752 marks the founding of Winchester^[18]. Winchester is named after Winchester^[9].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Winchester include Winchester Regional Airport^[31], an airport^[32], in United States^[33].

Why It Matters

Winchester draws 1,179 Wikipedia views per month (independent_city_in_the_united_states category, ranking #12 of 40).^[2] Winchester has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Winchester is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for Winchester include Winchester Regional Airport^[31], an airport^[32], in United States^[33].