Davenport, Virginia

For other places with the same name, see Davenport.

Davenport is an unincorporated small town in Buchanan County, Virginia, United States. Davenport is located along Virginia State Route 80 12.5 miles (20.1 km) south of Grundy. Davenport has a post office with ZIP code 24239.^[2]

Davenport, Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°06′02″N 82°08′12″W
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Buchanan
Elevation	1,453 ft (443 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	24239
Area code	276
GNIS feature ID	1492840[1]

The Davenport post office was established in 1881.^[3] William Davenport was an early postmaster, for whom the town was named.^[4]

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. ZIP Code Lookup
3. "Buchanan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 28, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
4. Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-57072-256-1.