Welcome to Blacksburg ...
The town of Blacksburg is located in Montgomery County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Blacksburg, you might consider that their post office opened in 1818.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Blacksburg has a population of 44,357 people<2> (see below for details).
Blacksburg is 2,070 feet [631 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Blacksburg lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Blacksburg: 540 & 826<4>
The ZIP code for Blacksburg: 24060<5>
In the past, Blacksburg was spelled Blacksburgh.<6>
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Blacksburg had an population of 44,357 people. This is an increase of 4.08% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 12.09% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Blacksburg had a population of 42,620 people (which is 45.07% of the total population of Montgomery County). This makes Blacksburg the county's most populous community.
The population of Blacksburg represents 0.53% of the total population of Virginia (which has 8,001,024 people), making it the state's 16th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 42,620 people, the population of Blacksburg increased 7.7% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 39,573 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Blacksburg.
Communities Also Named Blacksburg ...
While we believe that this Blacksburg is located in Montgomery County, we know of another 2 Virginia communities named Blacksburg. Those communities are located in the following counties: Rockbridge and Washington County.
Beyond Virginia, there are 4 communities that are also named Blacksburg - they are located in South Carolina and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blacksburg.
Websites for Blacksburg ...
Official Website: www.blacksburg.va.us/
Chamber of Commerce: www.montgomerycc.org/
Communities near Blacksburg ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Blacksburg.
- Christiansburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiansburg
- Christiansburg is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 22,399 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christiansburg <7>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Christiansburg
- From Blacksburg to Christiansburg
- Radford
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Radford have been provided by the GNIS.<8> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
- Radford is located in Radford City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 18,255 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Radford <7>
- Pearisburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearisburg
- Pearisburg is located in Giles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,620 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pearisburg <7>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pearisburg
- From Blacksburg to Pearisburg
- Dublin
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dublin have been provided by the GNIS.<8> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin
- Dublin is located in Pulaski County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,578 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dublin <7>
- Pembroke
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pembroke
- Pembroke is located in Giles County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,077 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pembroke <7>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pembroke
- From Blacksburg to Pembroke
- Bennetts Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bennetts Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<9>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bennetts Mill
- Bennetts Mill is located in Montgomery County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Bennetts Mill
- From Blacksburg to Bennetts Mill
- Prices Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Fork
- Prices Fork is located in Montgomery County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Prices Fork
- From Blacksburg to Prices Fork
- Houchins
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Newport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newport
- Newport is located in Giles County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Newport
- From Blacksburg to Newport
- Old Farm Village
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Farm Village have been provided by the GNIS.<8> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Farm Village
- Old Farm Village is located in Montgomery 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 Blacksburg. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blacksburg.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blacksburg. 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 Blacksburg.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Blacksburg. Our list includes 19 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Blacksburg.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blacksburg ...
Looking for more information about Blacksburg? 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 Blacksburg, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Blacksburg.
Adding Blacksburg to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Blacksburg 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 Blacksburg was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<10>
X2X - From that list, the Blacksburg post office opened in 1818.
We also found Blacksburg in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Blacksburg.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Blacksburg: www.blacksburg.va.us/
The official website for Montgomery County: www.montva.com/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Montgomery, 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 Blacksburg. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blacksburg - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Blacksburg area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Blacksburg area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | 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 town (such as Blacksburg). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Blacksburg or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <6> | In the 1890s, the U.S. government created the Board on Geographic Names (BGN) to establish uniform place names for the various departments and agencies of the government. One of the rules stated that placenames ending in burgh should be changed to burg. For more information, see Placename Rules from the Board on Geographic Names. |
| <7> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <8> | 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. |
| <9> | 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. |
| <10> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |