Emporia, Virginia

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Emporia, Virginia is an independent city in southern Virginia known as a regional crossroads for transportation and commerce near the North Carolina border.

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Emporia, Virginia canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human settlement
independent city
areaCode 434
borderedBy Greensville County, Virginia
country United States of America
distanceToPetersburgInMiles approximately 65
distanceToRaleighInMiles approximately 80
distanceToRichmondInMiles approximately 75
elevationInMeters 20
FIPSCode 51-25744
GNISFeatureID 1499410
governmentType council–manager government
hasClimate humid subtropical climate
hasCoordinateLatitude 36.685
hasCoordinateLongitude -77.542
hasHistoricPredecessor Belfield, Virginia
Hicksford, Virginia
hasMajorJunction Interstate 95
surface form: Interstate 95 and U.S. Route 58
hasNearbyInterstateExit Interstate 95 Exit 11
Interstate 95 Exit 11
surface form: Interstate 95 Exit 8
hasPublicSchoolSystem Greensville County Public Schools
hasRiverCrossing Meherrin River bridges on U.S. Route 301 and U.S. Route 58
incorporatedAsCity 1967
isCountySeatOf Greensville County, Virginia
locatedIn Greensville County, Virginia
Virginia
locatedInMetropolitanArea none (not part of a major metropolitan statistical area)
locatedInRegion Southside Virginia
surface form: Southern Virginia
locatedNear North Carolina border
locatedOn Meherrin River
mergedFrom Belfield, Virginia
Hicksford, Virginia
namedAfter Emporia, Kansas
nearestLargeCity Petersburg, Virginia
observesDaylightSavingTime yes
partOf Southside Virginia
postalCode 23847
primaryEconomicActivities hospitality and lodging
retail trade
transportation services
regionallyKnownFor highway travel services along Interstate 95
truck stops and motels
role regional commercial center
regional transportation crossroads
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
traversedBy Interstate 95
U.S. Route 301
U.S. Route 460 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 58 NERFINISHED

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Southside Virginia contains Emporia, Virginia
Greensville County, Virginia countySeat Emporia, Virginia
Greensville County, Virginia contains Emporia, Virginia