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Population (year 2000): 3,624. Estimated
population in July 2005: 3,595 (-0.8% change)
Males: 1,601 (44.2%), Females: 2,023 (55.8%)
Greenbrier County
Zip code:
24901
Median resident age: 46.7 years
Median household income: $27,857 (year 2000)
Median house value: $125,200 (year 2000)
Races in Lewisburg:
- White Non-Hispanic (90.3%)
- Black (6.7%)
- Two or more races (1.3%)
- American Indian (1.0%)
- Hispanic (0.7%)
Ancestries: German (16.7%), English (11.7%),
United States (11.7%), Irish (10.7%), Scotch-Irish (5.5%),
Italian (3.8%).
Elevation: 2099 feet
Land area: 3.8 square miles
For population 25 years and over in Lewisburg
- High school or higher: 83.2%
- Bachelor's degree or higher: 30.9%
- Graduate or professional degree: 14.7%
- Unemployed: 9.8%
- Mean travel time to work: 12.7 minutes
For population 15
years and over in Lewisburg city
- Never married: 25.0%
- Now married: 48.2%
- Separated: 2.1%
- Widowed: 15.6%
- Divorced: 9.0%
1.6% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: -82 (-2.2%).
Hospitals/medical centers near Lewisburg:
- GREENBRIER VALLEY MEDICAL CENTER (about 5 miles;
RONCEVERTE, WV)
- RICHWOOD AREA COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 30 miles;
RICHWOOD, WV)
- SUMMERS COUNTY ARH HOSPITAL (about 31 miles; HINTON,
WV)
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to
Lewisburg:
- GREENBRIER VALLEY (about 6 miles; LEWISBURG, WV; ID:
LWB)
- RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 47 miles; BECKLEY,
WV; ID: BKW)
- ROANOKE REGIONAL/WOODRUM FIELD (about 47 miles;
ROANOKE, VA; ID: ROA)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lewisburg:
- RICHWOOD MUNI (about 34 miles; RICHWOOD, WV; ID:
3I4)
- SUMMERSVILLE (about 41 miles; SUMMERSVILLE, WV; ID:
SXL)
- VIRGINIA TECH (about 42 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; ID:
BCB)
Amtrak stations near Lewisburg:
- 10 miles: WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS (WHITE SULPHUR
SPRING, 315 W. MAIN ST.). Services: call for taxi
service.
- 16 miles: ALDERSON (1 C&O PLAZA AT RAILROAD AVE.).
Services: enclosed waiting area, public payphones, free
short-term parking, free long-term parking.
College/University in Lewisburg:
- WEST VIRGINIA SCHOOL OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE
(Full-time enrollment: 285; Location: 400 N LEE ST;
Public; Website: www.wvsom.edu)
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to
Lewisburg:
- NATIONAL BUSINESS COLLEGE (about 44 miles; SALEM,
VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,382)
- VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about
44 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; FT enrollment: 25,754)
- CONCORD COLLEGE (about 46 miles; ATHENS, WV; FT
enrollment: 2,723)
- RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 47 miles; RADFORD, VA; FT
enrollment: 8,034)
- VIRGINIA WESTERN COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 50 miles;
ROANOKE, VA; FT enrollment: 3,535)
- NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 51 miles; DUBLIN,
VA; FT enrollment: 2,262)
- BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 65 miles; BLUEFIELD,
WV; FT enrollment: 2,096)
Public high schools in Lewisburg:
- GREENBRIER EAST HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 902;
Location: ONE SPARTAN LANE; Grades: 10 - 12)
- DAVIS-STUART SCHOOL (Students: 36; Location:
RR 2 BOX 188A; Grades: 07 - 12)
Public primary/middle school in Lewisburg:
- LEWISBURG ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 617;
Location: 206 N LEE ST; Grades: PK - 06)
Library in Lewisburg:
- GREENBRIER COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating
income: $155,436; Location: 301 COURTNEY DRIVE; 29,780
books; 1,570 audio materials; 725 video materials; 54
serial subscriptions)
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