Census Data for Salem
As far as we can tell, Salem has not been included in past Census counts, so there is no population information for this community.
While we don't have census information for Salem, you might be interested in some nearby communities where we do:
- Luray
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Stanley
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Stanley is located in Page County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanley <1>
- New Market
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mount Jackson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Jackson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- Mount Jackson is located in Shenandoah County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Jackson <1>
- Shenandoah
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shenandoah have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shenandoah
- Shenandoah is located in Page County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shenandoah <1>
- Edinburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Timberville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Broadway
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Elkton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Woodstock
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Harrisonburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Toms Brook
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
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- Washington
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Madison
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Stanardsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanardsville
- Stanardsville is located in Greene County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanardsville <1>
Page County ...
Salem is located in Page County<3>.
For more information, please visit our Census Page for Page County.
Miscellaneous Information for Salem ...
The Federal government has assigned various identifying codes to each community, county and state. At one time or another, the US Census Bureau has used one (or more) of the following identifiers when referring to either Page County or the community of Salem:
- The GNIS Codes ...
- The current system of identification is called the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). The following GNIS codes relate to Salem:
- GNIS ID for Salem: 1496182
- GNIS ID for Page County: 1500440
- GNIS ID for State of Virginia: 1779803
- The FIPS Codes ...
- An earlier (and largely obsolete) identification method was called the Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS):
- State Code: 51 (Virginia)
- County Code: 139 (Page County)
- Place Code: 69995 (Salem)
- State & County Code: 51/139 (Virginia / Page County)
- State & Place Code: 51/69995 (Virginia / Salem)
- Misc. Census Codes ...
- Salem is located in Census Region #3 (the South Region) and Division #5 (the South Atlantic Division).
For more information about the various Federal identification codes, please visit our Misc Page for Salem.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Page, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |