Municipal · Virginia

City of Lynchburg

Lynchburg is an independent city in Virginia, United States. Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains along the James River, it had a population of 79,009 at the 2020 census, making it the 11th-most populous city in Virginia. It is nicknamed the "City of Seven Hills" or the "Hill City." Lynchburg was founded in 1757 by John Lynch, a Quaker ferry operator and abolitionist. During the American Civil War, Lynchburg's strategic importance helped it remain the only major city in Virginia not recaptured by Union forces before the war's end.

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Reference data (Census of Governments 2022)

Census ID (PID6): 205577
FIPS state: 51
FIPS county: 680
FIPS place: 47672
Census record name: CITY OF LYNCHBURG
Mailing address: CITY HALL-COUNCIL MANAGER OFFICES, LYNCHBURG 24504