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Welcome to Lexington ...

Lexington is located in Albemarle County<1>.

Lexington is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Lexington: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named Lexington ...

While we believe that this Lexington is located in Albemarle County, we know of another 2 Virginia communities named Lexington. Those communities are located in the following counties: Lexington City and Rockbridge County.

Beyond Virginia, there are 42 communities that are also named Lexington - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), California, Georgia, Illinois (2), Indiana (2), Iowa (2), Kansas (4), Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio (4), Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and Washington.

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

Communities near Lexington ...

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

  • Charlottesville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Elkton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Elkton is located in Rockingham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkton
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,914 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkton <4>
  • Grottoes
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Gordonsville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Stanardsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Madison
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Amicus
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Amicus is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amicus
  • Free Union
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hollymead
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hollymead is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollymead
  • Jefferson Village
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jefferson Village is located in Albemarle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson Village

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lexington ...

Looking for more information about Lexington? 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 Lexington, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lexington.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Albemarle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Lexington - 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 Lexington area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Lexington area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.