Pennington Gap, Virginia
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Pennington Gap, Virginia is a small Appalachian town in far southwestern Virginia that serves as a local commercial and community hub for rural Lee County.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pennington Gap, Virginia canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | town ⓘ |
| areaCode | 276 ⓘ |
| areaLandKm2 | 5.13 ⓘ |
| areaLandSquareMiles | 1.98 ⓘ |
| areaTotalKm2 | 5.13 ⓘ |
| areaTotalSquareMiles | 1.98 ⓘ |
| areaWaterKm2 | 0.00 ⓘ |
| areaWaterSquareMiles | 0.00 ⓘ |
| climateClassification | humid subtropical climate ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Lee County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countySeatOf | none (county seat of Lee County is Jonesville, Virginia) ⓘ |
| economicBase |
healthcare services
ⓘ
retail trade ⓘ small-scale manufacturing ⓘ |
| elevationInFeet | 1421 ⓘ |
| elevationInMeters | 433 ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 51-61576 ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureID | 1498520 ⓘ |
| governmentType | council–manager government ⓘ |
| hasAirportNearby | Lonesome Pine Airport (regional, in Wise County, Virginia) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
Lee County Hospital (reopened as a critical access hospital)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lee County Public Schools administrative offices NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPark | Leeman Field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPublicLibrary | Lee County Public Library – Pennington Gap branch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incorporationStatus | incorporated town ⓘ |
| knownFor | serving as a service center for surrounding rural communities ⓘ |
| latitude | 36.757 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Appalachian region ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Cumberland Gap region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longitude | -83.029 ⓘ |
| majorHighway |
U.S. Route 421
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 58 Alternate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Pennington family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestStateBorder |
Kentucky
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Lee County, Virginia micropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| populationCensusYear | 2020 ⓘ |
| populationDensityPerSqMi | approximately 875 ⓘ |
| populationTotal | 1733 ⓘ |
| postalCode | 24277 ⓘ |
| region | Southwest Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
community hub for rural Lee County
ⓘ
local commercial hub for Lee County ⓘ |
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Eastern Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Daylight Time
|
Referenced by (2)
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