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Welcome to Appomattox ...

Appomattox is located in Appomattox County<1> and is the County Seat for Appomattox County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Appomattox, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1839.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Appomattox has a population of 1,794 people<2> (see below for details).

Appomattox is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Appomattox: 434

The ZIP code for Appomattox: 24522<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Appomattox had an population of 1,794 people. This is an increase of 3.52% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.87% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Appomattox had a population of 1,733 people (or 11.48% of the total population of Appomattox County). This makes Appomattox the county's most populous community.

The population of Appomattox represents 0.02% of the total population of Virginia (which has 8,001,024 people), making it the state's 105th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,733 people, the population of Appomattox decreased 1.59% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,761 people).

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

Communities Also Named Appomattox ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Appomattox - they are located in Kansas and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Appomattox ...

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

  • Lynchburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Pamplin City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Phenix
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Phenix have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phenix
    • Phenix is located in Charlotte County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
  • Evergreen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Evergreen. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<7>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
    • Evergreen is located in Appomattox County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Evergreen
    • From Appomattox to Evergreen
  • Spout Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Concord
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Spring Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Beckham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Mineral ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral
    • Mineral is located in Appomattox County
  • Forbes ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forbes have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forbes
    • Forbes is located in Buckingham 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 Appomattox. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Appomattox.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Appomattox. 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 Appomattox.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Appomattox ...

Looking for more information about Appomattox? 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 Appomattox, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Appomattox.

Adding Appomattox to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Appomattox 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 Appomattox was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Appomattox post office opened in 1839.

We also found Appomattox in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Appomattox.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Appomattox, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Appomattox.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Appomattox - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Appomattox). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Appomattox or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/