Virginia · Census place 5101528
Altavista, Virginia
Altavista is a town in Campbell County, Virginia with an estimated 3,332 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 76th largest of 137 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 3,332
- #76 of 137 in Virginia
- Change since 2020
- -1.2%
- -41 people
- Land area
- 5.4 sq mi
- + 0.11 sq mi water
- Density
- 622 / sq mi
- State median 1,784
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Altavista population, 2020 to 2024
Altavista lost 41 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -1.2%. In the latest year it moved by +1.
Altavista covers 5.36 square miles of land and 0.11 of water, for 622 people per square mile of land. The median Virginia place of 5,000+ has 1,784, so Altavista is less dense than the typical town.
What county Altavista is in
All of Altavista's residents live in Campbell County, which had 55,342 residents in 2024. Altavista holds 6.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Altavista
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Altavista by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 24517. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a town that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Altavista is
The Census internal point of Altavista is at 37.123400, -79.283400. Richmond, the capital, is 105.6 miles ENE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Bedford, VA (7,823 people), 19.6 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Greensboro, NC, 77.1 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 37.123400, -79.283400
- DMS
- 37°07'24.24"N 79°17'0.24"W
- UTM
- 17N 652495.4E 4109940.6N
- Geohash
- dnxe5y5e6
- Plus code
- 87924PF8+9J
Daylight in Altavista
At 37.12° N, Altavista gets about 14 h 43 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 37 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 07 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Altavista
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Virginia, measured between internal points. The closest is Hurt, 2.2 miles away, with 1,239 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Altavista, VA?
3,332 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 41 (1.2%) from 3,373 in July 2020.
What county is Altavista in?
Campbell County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Altavista?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 24517.
How far is Altavista from Richmond?
105.6 miles (169.9 km) in a straight line, heading ENE from Altavista.
What is the nearest larger city to Altavista?
Bedford, VA, with 7,823 residents, 19.6 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.