Altavista, Virginia
Altavista, Virginia | |
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Altavista welcome sign | |
| Nickname: A-Town | |
| Motto(s): "Treasured past, Innovative future." | |
Location of Altavista, Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 37°7′3″N 79°17′23″W / 37.11750°N 79.28972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Campbell |
| Planned | 1905 |
| First settled | September 9th, 1907 |
| Incorporated | September 1912 |
| Founded by | The Lane Company |
| Named after | The Lane Family farm |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor-council government |
| • Mayor | Mike Mattox |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.24 sq mi (13.58 km2) |
| • Land | 5.13 sq mi (13.28 km2) |
| • Water | 0.11 sq mi (0.29 km2) |
| Elevation | 548 ft (167 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,378 |
• Estimate (2021) | 3,396 |
| • Density | 664.07/sq mi (256.40/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 24517 |
| Area code | 434 |
| FIPS code | 51-01528 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1462426 |
| Website | www |
Altavista is an incorporated town in Campbell County, Virginia, United States. The town is in the Lynchburg Metropolitan Area, and its population was 3,378 at the 2020 census. It was founded in 1907 by John Edward Lane and Henry L. Lane of the Lane Company, and was chartered in September 1912.