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Welcome to Wright ...

Wright is located in Roanoke County<1>.

Wright is 1,080 feet [329 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wright: 540 & 826<3>

Communities Also Named Wright ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Virginia communities named Wright: This one is located in Roanoke County and the other is located in Norfolk City.

Beyond Virginia, there are 34 communities that are also named Wright - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), British Columbia, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky (2), Louisiana, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Quebec, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas (3), Utah, West Virginia and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Wright ...

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

  • Roanoke
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Salem
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Radford
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Radford is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Radford
  • Vinton
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Rocky Mount
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Troutville
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Boones Mill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Cave Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
  • Garden City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Garden City is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Buena Vista
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Buena Vista is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buena Vista

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wright ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Roanoke, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Wright - 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 Wright area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Wright 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.