Staunton | |
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Nickname: Queen City of the Shenandoah Valley | |
![]() Location of Staunton in the Commonwealth of Virginia | |
Coordinates: 38°9′29″N 79°4′35″W / 38.15806°N 79.07639°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | None (Independent city) |
Incorporated | 1801 |
Area | |
• Total | 19.98 sq mi (51.74 km2) |
• Land | 19.92 sq mi (51.59 km2) |
• Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2) |
Elevation | 1,417 ft (432 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 25,750 |
• Density | 1,300/sq mi (500/km2) |
Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
ZIP codes | 24401-24402 |
Area code | 540 |
FIPS code | 51-75216[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1500154[3] |
Website | http://www.staunton.va.us/ |
Staunton (/ˈstæntən/ STAN-tən) is an independent city in the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,750.[4] In Virginia, independent cities are separate jurisdictions from the counties that surround them, so the government offices of Augusta County are in Verona, which is contiguous to Staunton.[5] Staunton is a principal city of the Staunton-Waynesboro Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a 2010 population of 118,502. Staunton is known for being the birthplace of Woodrow Wilson, the 28th U.S. president, and as the home of Mary Baldwin University, historically a women's college. The city is also home to Stuart Hall, a private co-ed preparatory school, as well as the Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind. It was the first city in the United States with a fully defined city manager system.