Lynchburg metropolitan area

The Lynchburg Metropolitan Statistical Area is a United States Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in the state of Virginia, as defined by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) as of June 2003. As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 228,616. In 2009 this was estimated to have risen to 247,447;^[3] as of 2016, the Lynchburg MSA was estimated to have a population of 260,320, making it the fifth-largest metro area in the state.

Lynchburg Metropolitan Area Region 2000
Metropolitan Statistical Area
Lynchburg, VA Metropolitan Statistical Area
Downtown Lynchburg skyline
Interactive Map of Roanoke Metropolitan Area   Lynchburg, VA MSA   City of Lynchburg
Country	United States
State	Virginia
Largest city	Lynchburg
Area
• Total	2,139.2 sq mi (5,541 km2)
• Land	2,113.1 sq mi (5,473 km2)
• Water	26.1 sq mi (68 km2)  1.2%
Population  (2016 Estimates)[1]
• Total	260,232 (US: 184th)
GDP [2]
• MSA	$12.464 billion (2022)
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	24095, 24104, 24121, 24122, 24174, 24178, 24501, 24502, 24503, 24504, 24505, 24506, 24512, 24513, 24514, 24515, 14517, 24521, 24522, 24523, 24526, 24528, 24533, 24536, 24538, 24550, 24551, 24554, 24556, 24570, 24571, 24572, 24574, 24576, 24588, 24593, 24595
Area code	434/540

MSA components

Note: Since a state constitutional change in 1871, places in Virginia incorporated as a "city" are independent cities and are not located in any county. The OMB considers these independent cities to be county-equivalents for the purpose of defining MSAs in Virginia.

Four counties and one independent city are included in the Lynchburg Metropolitan Statistical Area.^[4]

• Counties
  • Amherst
  • Appomattox
  • Bedford
  • Campbell
• Independent Cities
  • Lynchburg

Communities

Places with more than 75,000 inhabitants

• Lynchburg (Principal city)

Places with 10,000 to 15,000 inhabitants

• Forest (census-designated place)
• Madison Heights (census-designated place)
• Timberlake (census-designated place)

Places with 1,000 to 10,000 inhabitants

• Altavista
• Amherst
• Appomattox
• Bedford
• Brookneal
• Rustburg (census-designated place)

Places with less than 1,000 inhabitants

• Pamplin City (partial)

Unincorporated places

Beckham Bent Creek Big Island Bowler Chamblissburg Chap Concord Evergreen Flood Fore Store

Goode Hardy Hixburg Hollywood Huddleston Hurtsville Lynch Station Moneta Montvale New London

Oakville Spout Spring Spring Mills Stewartsville Stonewall Sweet Briar Thaxton Vera

Demographics

As of the census^[5] of 2000, there were 228,616 people, 89,736 households, and 62,698 families residing within the MSA. The racial makeup of the MSA was 79.42% White, 18.16% African American, 0.30% Native American, 0.69% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.39% from other races, and 1.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.95% of the population.

The median income for a household in the MSA was $35,890, and the median income for a family was $42,085. Males had a median income of $31,701 versus $21,702 for females. The per capita income for the MSA was $18,073.

See also

• List of U.S. Metropolitan Statistical Areas in Virginia
• Virginia census statistical areas