Welcome to College Park ...

College Park is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<1>.

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

Area Code for College Park: 434

Communities Also Named College Park ...

While we believe that this College Park is located in , we know of another 8 Virginia communities named College Park. Those communities are located in the following : Alexandria City, Chesterfield, Frederick, Newport News City, Radford City, Staunton City, Suffolk City and Virginia Beach City.

Beyond Virginia, there are 36 communities that are also named College Park - they are located in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California (2), Delaware, Florida (4), Georgia (3), Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, New York, North Carolina (3), Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina (4) and Tennessee.

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

Communities near College Park ...

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

• Lynchburg
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lynchburg is located in Lynchburg City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,561 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <2>
• Bedford
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Bedford is located in Bedford City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,644 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bedford <2>
• Altavista
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Altavista is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Altavista
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,422 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Altavista <2>
• Amherst
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Amherst is located in Amherst County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amherst
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,182 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Amherst <2>
• Hurt
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Hurt is located in Pittsylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurt
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,211 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurt <2>
• Lawyers
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Lawyers is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawyers
• Timberlake
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Timberlake is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
• Woodbine Village
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Woodbine Village is located in Lynchburg City
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbine Village
• Bedford Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bedford Springs is located in Campbell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bedford Springs
• Forest
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Forest is located in Bedford County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forest <2>

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 College Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for College Park.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for College Park ...

Looking for more information about College Park? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to College Park, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for College Park.