Lynchburg, Virginia

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city in Virginia independent city

Lynchburg, Virginia is an independent city in central Virginia known for its historic downtown, hilltop views along the James River, and role as an educational and commercial hub for the surrounding region.

Aliases (4)

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city in Virginia → independent city →
climate	humid subtropical climate →
country	United States →
elevation	approximately 192 meters → approximately 630 feet →
foundedAsTown	1786 →
governingBody	Lynchburg City Council →
governmentType	council–manager →
hasAreaCode	434 →
hasCollege	Central Virginia Community College → Randolph College →
hasHistoricDistrict	Lynchburg Historic District →
hasHistoricSite	Old City Cemetery → Point of Honor →
hasPublicTransit	Greater Lynchburg Transit Company →
hasRiverfront	James River waterfront →
hasUniversity	Liberty University → University of Lynchburg →
isCountySeatOf	none (independent city not in a county) →
isInCongressionalDistrict	Virginia's 5th congressional district →
knownFor	hilltop views → historic downtown → role as a commercial hub → role as an educational hub →
locatedIn	Central Virginia →
locatedOnRiver	James River →
majorIndustry	education → healthcare → manufacturing → retail trade →
namedAfter	John Lynch →
nearMountainRange	Blue Ridge Mountains →
nickname	City of Seven Hills → The Hill City →
partOfMetropolitanArea	Lynchburg metropolitan area →
populationEstimateYear	2020 →
postalCodePrefix	24501 → 24502 → 24503 → 24504 → 24551 →
region	Piedmont →
servedByAirport	Lynchburg Regional Airport →
servedByRail	Amtrak →
state	Virginia →
timeZone	Eastern Time Zone →

Referenced by (24)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Amherst County, Virginia → Campbell County, Virginia → Nelson County, Virginia ("City of Lynchburg, Virginia") →	borders
U.S. Route 29 → U.S. Route 29 in Virginia → U.S. Route 501 →	connectsCity
Carter Glass ("Lynchburg, Virginia, United States") → Romeo Crennel ("Lynchburg, Virginia, United States") →	placeOfBirth
Crescent ("Lynchburg") → U.S. Route 29 Business (Lynchburg) →	servesCity
Campbell County, Virginia →	adjacentTo
James River →	cityOnRiver
Piedmont region of Virginia →	containsCity
Carter Glass ("Lynchburg News") →	employer
James River →	flowsThrough
Campbell County, Virginia →	hasLargestCity
Pittsylvania County, Virginia →	locatedBetween
U.S. Route 29 Business (Lynchburg) ("City of Lynchburg, Virginia") →	locatedInCounty
Amherst County, Virginia →	locatedNorthOf
Appomattox Court House, Virginia →	nearbyCity
U.S. Route 29 in Virginia →	passesThrough
Carter Glass ("Lynchburg, Virginia, United States") →	residence
Crescent →	routeVia
Northeast Regional →	terminus