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Located in: Alleghany County (see below)

Time Zone: Iron Gate lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT)

Telephone Area Codes: 540 & 826<1>

Elevation: 1,030 feet [313.94 m] above sea level<2>

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Iron Gate)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<3>	357 (7.99% decrease since 2010)
2010:	388 (3.96% decrease since 2000)
2000:	404

Total Area:<4> 0.35 sq. miles [0.9 km²] - of which 5.44% is water (0.02 sq. miles [0 km²])

Housing Units:<5> 183

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<6>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Iron Gate:

Lat: 37.798600° (or 37°47'54" N)

Lon: -79.790400° (or -79°47'25" W)

USGS Topo Map: Clifton Forge<7>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Iron Gate

GNIS ID: 2391241

FIPS State / Place Code: 51 / 40024

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Iron Gate)

About Alleghany County

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Alleghany)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	14,860 (8.29% decrease since 2010)
2010	16,203 (25.35% increase since 2000)
2000:	12,926

Total Area: 448.8 sq. miles [1,162.3 km²]

Housing Units: 8,074

Official Website: https://www.co.alleghany.va.us/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Alleghany

GNIS ID: 1673675

FIPS State / County Code: 51 / 005

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Iron Gate)

About Virginia

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	8,556,642 (6.94% increase since 2010)
2010:	8,001,024 (13.03% increase since 2000)
2000:	7,078,515

Websites for State of Virginia

Official Website: https://www.virginia.gov/

Tourism: https://www.virginia.org/

Parks: https://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state-parks/find-a-park

Fishing: https://dwr.virginia.gov/fishing/

Hunting: https://dwr.virginia.gov/hunting/

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Virginia

GNIS ID: 1779803

FIPS State: 51

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Iron Gate)

Footnotes ...

<1>	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 Iron Gate area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Iron Gate area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Iron Gate - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<4>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Iron Gate. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<5>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).
<6>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Iron Gate, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<7>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Iron Gate.