Welcome to Altavista ...

The town of Altavista is located in Campbell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Altavista, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1911.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Altavista has a population of 3,432 people<2> (see below for details).

Altavista is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Altavista lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Altavista: 434

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Altavista had an population of 3,432 people. This is a decrease of 0.52% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.2% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Altavista had a population of 3,450 people (which is 6.28% of the total population of Campbell County). This makes Altavista the county's most populous community.

The population of Altavista represents 0.04% of the total population of Virginia (which has 8,001,024 people), making it the state's 76th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 3,450 people, the population of Altavista has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 3,425 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Altavista.

Communities Also Named Altavista ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Altavista - it's located in Georgia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Altavista.

Websites for Altavista ...

Official Website: www.ci.altavista.va.us/

Communities near Altavista ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Altavista.

• Radford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
  • Radford is located in Bedford County
• Bedford
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Bedford is located in Bedford City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <5>
• Gretna
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gretna
  • Gretna is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gretna <5>
• Brookneal
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookneal
  • Brookneal is located in Campbell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,104 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Brookneal <5>
• Leesville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Leesville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesville
  • Leesville is located in Campbell County
• Brutus
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Brutus. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brutus
  • Brutus is located in Pittsylvania County
• Renan
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Renan
  • Renan is located in Pittsylvania County
• Bedford Springs
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bedford Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
  • Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
• Gladys
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladys
  • Gladys is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladys <5>
• Lawyers
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lawyers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
  • Lawyers is located in Campbell County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Altavista. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Altavista.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Altavista. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Altavista.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Altavista. See our Newspapers Page for Altavista.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Altavista ...

Looking for more information about Altavista? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Altavista, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Altavista.

Adding Altavista to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Altavista in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Altavista was on a map titled Map of Virginia (from Rand McNally, 1911).

We also found Altavista on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Virginia (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Altavista.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Altavista: www.ci.altavista.va.us/

The official website for Campbell County: www.co.campbell.va.us/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/