Census Data for Alto

As far as we can tell, Alto has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.

While we don't have census information for Alto, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:

• Buena Vista
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buena Vista have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista
  • Buena Vista is located in Buena Vista City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buena Vista <2>
• Lexington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Lexington City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <2>
• Glasgow
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
  • Glasgow is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glasgow <2>
• Amherst
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Amherst is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <2>
• Goshen
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goshen
  • Goshen is located in Rockbridge County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goshen <2>
• Craigsville
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigsville
  • Craigsville is located in Augusta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Craigsville <2>
• Lynchburg
  (25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Lynchburg is located in Lynchburg City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <2>
• Staunton
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Staunton
  • Staunton is located in Staunton City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Staunton <2>
• Waynesboro
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waynesboro
  • Waynesboro is located in Waynesboro City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waynesboro <2>
• Buchanan
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buchanan
  • Buchanan is located in Botetourt County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buchanan <2>
• Iron Gate
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iron Gate have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
  • Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County

Amherst County ...

Alto is located in Amherst County<3>.

For more information, please visit our Census Page for Amherst County.

Miscellaneous Information for Alto ...

The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Amherst County or the community of Alto:

• The GNIS Codes ...
  • The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Alto:
  • GNIS ID for Alto: 1495191
  • GNIS ID for Amherst County: 1480095
  • GNIS ID for State of Virginia: 1779803

• The FIPS Codes ...
  • An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
  • State Code: 51 (Virginia)
  • County Code: 009 (Amherst County)
  • Place Code: 01544 (Alto)
  • State & County Code: 51/009 (Virginia / Amherst County)
  • State & Place Code: 51/01544 (Virginia / Alto)

• Misc. Census Codes ...
  • Alto is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).

For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Alto.