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 for | 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[2] |
GNIS feature ID | 1462426[3] |
Website | www |
Altavista is an incorporated town in Campbell County, Virginia. The town is in the Lynchburg Metropolitan Area, and its population was 3,378 at the 2020 census.[4] It was founded in 1907 by John Edward Lane and Henry L. Lane of the Lane Company, and was chartered in September 1912.