Lynchburg, Virginia

Lynchburg is an independent city in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains along the banks of the James River. Lynchburg is known as the "City of Seven Hills" and "The Hill City". It is sometimes called "A City Unto Itself" because of the city's historical avoidance of State and Federal entanglements.

Lynchburg, Virginia
Independent city
Downtown Lynchburg
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Nickname(s):  City of Seven Hills, The Hill City
Location in Virginia
Lynchburg Location in the United States
Coordinates: 37°24′13″N 79°10′12″W
Country	United States
State	Virginia
Founded	1786
Incorporated (town)	1805
Incorporated (city)	1852
Named for	John Lynch
Government
• Type	Council–Manager
Area [1]
• Independent city	49.53 sq mi (128.27 km2)
• Land	48.97 sq mi (126.84 km2)
• Water	0.55 sq mi (1.43 km2)
Elevation	630 ft (192 m)
Population  (2020)
• Independent city	79,009
• Rank	11th in Virginia
• Density	1,600/sq mi (620/km2)
• Urban	125,596 (US: 268th)
• Metro	261,593 (US: 190th)
• Demonym	Lynchburger
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	24501, 24502, 24503, 24504, 24505, 24551
Area code(s)	434
FIPS code	51-680
GNIS feature ID	1479007[2]
Website	lynchburgva.gov

At the 2020 census, 79,009 people lived in Lynchburg.^[3]