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Population (year 2000): 65,269. Estimated
population in July 2005: 66,973 (+2.6% change)
Males: 29,841 (45.7%), Females: 35,428 (54.3%)
Zip codes:
24501,
24502,
24503,
24504.
Median resident age: 35.1 years
Median household income: $32,234 (year 2000)
Median house value: $85,300 (year 2000)
Races in Lynchburg:
- White Non-Hispanic (66.0%)
- Black (29.7%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
- Hispanic (1.3%)
- American Indian (0.7%)
- Other race (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (12.4%), English
(11.9%), German (8.8%), Irish (8.1%), Scotch-Irish (2.5%),
Scottish (2.3%).
Elevation: 818 feet
Land area: 49.4 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Lynchburg
- High school or higher: 78.0%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 25.2%
- Graduate or professional degree: 9.5%
- Unemployed: 6.7%
- Mean travel time to work: 16.8 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Lynchburg city
- Never married: 32.6%
- Now married: 45.2%
- Separated: 3.3%
- Widowed: 9.4%
- Divorced: 9.5%
3.2% Foreign born (1.3% Asia, 0.9% Europe, 0.6%
Latin America).
Population change in the 1990s: -899 (-1.4%).
Hospitals/medical centers in Lynchburg:
- CENTRAL VIRGINIA TRAINING CENTER (PO BOX
1098)
- VIRGINIA BAPTIST HOSP & LYNCHBURG GENL (3300
RIVERMONT AVE)
Other hospitals/medical centers near Lynchburg:
- CARILION BEDFORD MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 26 miles;
BEDFORD, VA)
- STONEWALL JACKSON HOSPITAL (about 35 miles;
LEXINGTON, VA)
- HALIFAX-SOUTH BOSTON COMM HOSP (about 47 miles;
HALIFAX, VA)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Lynchburg:
- LYNCHBURG REGIONAL/PRESTON GLENN FLD (about 7 miles;
LYNCHBURG, VA; ID: LYH)
- ROANOKE REGIONAL/WOODRUM FIELD (about 56 miles;
ROANOKE, VA; ID: ROA)
- DANVILLE REGIONAL (about 59 miles; DANVILLE, VA; ID:
DAN)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lynchburg:
- FALWELL (about 5 miles; LYNCHBURG, VA; ID: W24)
- NEW LONDON (about 15 miles; FOREST, VA; ID: W90)
- BROOKNEAL/CAMPBELL COUNTY (about 22 miles;
BROOKNEAL, VA; ID: 0V4)
Amtrak station:
LYNCHBURG (825 KEMPER ST.). Services: ticket office,
partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area,
public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking,
free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
Colleges/Universities in Lynchburg:
- LIBERTY UNIVERSITY (Full-time enrollment:
5,348; Location: 1971 UNIVERSITY BLVD; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: WWW.LIBERTY.EDU; Offers
Doctor's degree)
- CENTRAL VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (FT
enrollment: 1,882; Location: 3506 WARDS RD; Public;
Website: www.cvcc.vccs.edu)
- LYNCHBURG COLLEGE (FT enrollment: 1,793;
Location: 1501 LAKESIDE DR; Private, not-for-profit;
Website: www.lynchburg.edu; Offers Master's degree)
- RANDOLPH-MACON WOMAN'S COLLEGE (FT
enrollment: 714; Location: 2500 RIVERMONT AVE; Private,
not-for-profit; Website: www.rmwc.edu)
- LYNCHBURG GENERAL HOSPITAL SCHOOL OF NURSING
(FT enrollment: 163; Location: 1901 TATE SPRINGS RD;
Private, not-for-profit)
- MILLER-MOTTE BUSINESS COLLEGE (FT enrollment:
150; Location: 1912 MEMORIAL AVE; Private, for-profit;
Website: www.miller-motte.net)
- RALPHS VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF COSMETOLOGY (FT
enrollment: 19; Location: FOREST PLAZA W SHOPPING
CENTER; Private, for-profit)
- FALWELL AVIATION INC (Location: 4332 RICHMOND
HWY; Private, for-profit)
- VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY OF LYNCHBURG (Location:
2058 GARFIELD AVE; Private, not-for-profit; Offers
Master's degree)
- CLASS ONE THE DESIGN SCHOOL FOR HAIR
(Location: 146 LAKE FOREST DR; Private, for-profit)
- VIRGINIA AVIATION (Location: PO BOX 4209;
Private, for-profit)
Other colleges/universities with over 2000 students near
Lynchburg:
- WASHINGTON AND LEE UNIVERSITY (about 35 miles;
LEXINGTON, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,063)
- LONGWOOD COLLEGE (about 55 miles; FARMVILLE, VA; FT
enrollment: 3,557)
- VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 57 miles;
ROANOKE, VA; FT enrollment: 3,535)
- UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA-MAIN CAMPUS (about 62 miles;
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; FT enrollment: 19,602)
- NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE (about 64 miles; SALEM,
VA; FT enrollment: 2,382)
- PIEDMONT VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 64 miles;
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA; FT enrollment: 2,012)
- JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY (about 75 miles;
HARRISONBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 14,447)
Public high schools in Lynchburg:
- E. C. GLASS HIGH (Students: 1,660; Location:
2111 MEMORIAL AVE; Grades: 09 - 12)
- HERITAGE HIGH (Students: 1,160; Location:
3020 WARDS FERRY RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- BROOKVILLE HIGH (Students: 967; Location: 100
LAXTON RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- CENTRAL VIRGINIA GOV SCH (Location: 3020
WARDS FERRY RD; Grades: 09 - 12)
- LYNCHBURG CITY SECONDARY ALTERNATIVE
(Location: 1200-1208 POLK ST.; Grades: 09 - 12)
Private high schools in Lynchburg:
- HOLY CROSS REGIONAL SCHOOL (Students: 394;
Location: 2125 LANGHORNE ROAD; Grades: PK - 12)
- VIRGINIA EPISCOPAL SCHOOL (Students: 222;
Location: PO BOX 408; Grades: 9 - 12)
- NEW VISTAS SCHOOL (Students: 49; Location:
520 ELDON ST.; Grades: 1 - 12)
- RIVERMONT SCHOOL (THE) (Students: 24;
Location: 3024 FOREST HILLS CIRCLE; Grades: 2 - 12)
Biggest public primary/middle schools in Lynchburg:
- BROOKVILLE MIDDLE (Students: 771; Location:
320 BEE DR; Grades: 06 - 08)
- LINKHORNE MIDDLE (Students: 757; Location:
2525 LINKHORNE DR; Grades: 06 - 08)
- TOMAHAWK ELEM. (Students: 714; Location: 155
BEE DRIVE; Grades: PK - 05)
- LEESVILLE ROAD ELEM. (Students: 663;
Location: 19965 LEESVILLE ROAD; Grades: PK - 05)
- PAUL L. DUNBAR MID. FOR INNOV. (Students:
657; Location: 1200 1208 POLK ST; Grades: 06 - 08)
- SANDUSKY MIDDLE (Students: 631; Location: 805
CHINOOK PLACE; Grades: 06 - 08)
- LINKHORNE ELEM. (Students: 497; Location:
2501 LINKHORNE DR; Grades: KG - 05)
- BEDFORD HILLS ELEM. (Students: 455; Location:
4330 MORNINGSIDE DR; Grades: KG - 05)
- ROBERT S. PAYNE ELEM. (Students: 434;
Location: 1201 FLOYD ST; Grades: PK - 05)
- PERRYMONT ELEM. (Students: 419; Location: 409
PERRYMONT AVE; Grades: PK - 05)
Private primary/middle schools in Lynchburg:
- LYNCHBURG CHRISTIAN ACADEMY (Students: 524;
Location: 701 THOMAS RD; Grades: PK - 6)
- JAMES RIVER DAY SCHOOL (Students: 210;
Location: 5039 BOONSBORO ROAD; Grades: KG - 8)
- DESMOND T DOSS SDA SCHOOL (Students: 56;
Location: 130 GEORGE STREET; Grades: PK - 9)
Library in Lynchburg:
- LYNCHBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income:
$1,661,663; Location: 2315 MEMORIAL AVENUE; 155,278
books; 13,254 audio materials; 5,793 video materials;
376 serial subscriptions)
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