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Welcome to Rural Retreat ...The town of Rural Retreat is located in Wythe County<1>. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Rural Retreat has a population of 1,448 people<2> (see below for details). We don't have a date for the establishment of Rural Retreat. Rural Retreat is 2,570 feet [783 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Rural Retreat is about ½ mile above sea level. Time Zone: Rural Retreat lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Rural Retreat is within the boundaries of the (276) area code. The ZIP code for Rural Retreat: 24368<4> Websites for Rural Retreat ...Official Website: www.townofruralretreat.com/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rural Retreat had an population of 1,448 people. This is a decrease of 2.36% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.26% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Rural Retreat had a population of 1,483 people (which is 5.07% of the total population of Wythe County). This makes Rural Retreat the county's 2nd most populous community. The population of Rural Retreat represents 0.02% of the total population of Virginia (which has 8,001,024 people), making it the state's 114th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 1,483 people, the population of Rural Retreat increased 9.85% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,350 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Rural Retreat. Communities near Rural Retreat ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rural Retreat.
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 Rural Retreat. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rural Retreat. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Rural Retreat. 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 Rural Retreat. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rural Retreat. See our Newspapers Page for Rural Retreat. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rural Retreat ...Looking for more information about Rural Retreat? 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 Rural Retreat, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Rural Retreat. Adding Rural Retreat to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Rural Retreat in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. In addition, our notes show that the earliest dated mention that we've found for Rural Retreat was in the Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895). We also found Rural Retreat on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911). For more details about the above, see References and Mentions for Rural Retreat on our Genealogy Page. Other Roadside Stops ...Index of Cities, Towns and Villages for Virginia Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for Rural Retreat: www.townofruralretreat.com/ The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/ Footnotes ...
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