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Welcome to Hot Springs ...

Hot Springs is located in Bath County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hot Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1809.

A typical abbreviation for Hot Springs: Hot Spgs. (or less commonly used: Hot Spngs. or Hot Sprngs.)

Hot Springs is 2,230 feet [680 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Hot Springs is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Hot Springs: 540 & 826<3>

The ZIP code for Hot Springs: 24445<4>

Communities Also Named Hot Springs ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 29 communities that are also named Hot Springs - they are located in Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California (4), Colorado, Idaho, Montana (2), Nevada (7), New Mexico, North Carolina, Oregon (2), South Dakota, Texas (2), Utah (3) and Washington.

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

Communities near Hot Springs ...

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

  • Covington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Clifton Forge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Goshen
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Iron Gate
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Iron Gate is located in Alleghany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 352 people
  • Carloover
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Carloover is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carloover
  • Bath Alum
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Bath Alum is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath Alum
  • Greenwood ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Greenwood is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Mountain Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Mountain Grove is located in Bath County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Grove
  • Griffith
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Griffith is located in Alleghany County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffith
  • Millboro
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Hot Springs ...

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

Adding Hot Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hot Springs 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 (so far) for Hot Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Hot Springs post office opened in 1809.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hot Springs.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Bath, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Hot Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Hot Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Hot Springs area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 Hot Springs). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Hot Springs 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>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

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