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Welcome to Pilot ...

Pilot is located in Montgomery County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Pilot, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870.

Pilot is 2,270 feet [692 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Pilot is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area Codes for Pilot: 540 & 826<3>

The ZIP code for Pilot: 24138<4>

Communities Also Named Pilot ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 9 communities that are also named Pilot - they are located in Alaska, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Nebraska, Nevada (2) and North Carolina (2).

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

Websites for Pilot ...

Chamber of Commerce:   www.montgomerycc.org/

Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Pilot, the following might be of interest:

Communities near Pilot ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Pilot ...

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

Adding Pilot to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Pilot 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 Pilot was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Pilot.

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>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Pilot - 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 Pilot area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Pilot 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 Pilot). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Pilot 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.