Summary for Altavista

About Altavista (Click for our profile page)

Located in: Campbell County (see below)

Time Zone: Altavista lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Code: (434)

Elevation: 650 feet [198.12 m] above sea level<1>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Altavista)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<2>	3,432 (0.52% decrease since 2010)
2010:	3,450 (0.73% increase since 2000)
2000:	3,425

Total Area:<3> 5.02 sq. miles [13 km²] - of which 2.25% is water (0.11 sq. miles [0.3 km²])

Housing Units:<4> 1,669

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

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<5>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Altavista:

Lat: 37.122900° (or 37°7'22" N)

Lon: -79.285800° (or -79°17'8" W)

USGS Topo Map: Altavista<6>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Altavista

GNIS ID: 2390701

FIPS State / Place Code: 51 / 01528

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Altavista)

About Campbell County

The town of Rustburg is the County Seat for Campbell County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Campbell)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	55,371 (0.96% increase since 2010)
2010	54,842 (7.37% increase since 2000)
2000:	51,078

Total Area: 507 sq. miles [1,314 km²]

Housing Units: 24,769

Official Website: www.co.campbell.va.us/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Campbell

GNIS ID: 1674917

FIPS State / County Code: 51 / 031

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Altavista)

About Virginia

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	8,556,642 (6.94% increase since 2010)
2010:	8,001,024 (13.03% increase since 2000)
2000:	7,078,515

Websites for State of Virginia

Official Website: https://www.virginia.gov/

Tourism: https://www.virginia.org/

Parks: www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/find-a-park

Fishing: https://www.dgif.virginia.gov/fishing/

Hunting: https://www.dgif.virginia.gov/hunting/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Virginia

GNIS ID: 1779803

FIPS State: 51

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page 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/

Footnotes ...

<1>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Altavista - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<2>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<3>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Altavista. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<4>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<5>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Altavista, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<6>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Altavista.