Lynchburg is an independent city in Virginia, United States. Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains along the James River, it had a population of 79,009 at the 2020 census, making it the 11th-most populous city in Virginia. It is nicknamed the "City of Seven Hills" or the "Hill City." Lynchburg was founded in 1757 by John Lynch, a Quaker ferry operator and abolitionist. During the American Civil War, Lynchburg's strategic importance helped it remain the only major city in Virginia not recaptured by Union forces before the war's end.
Southeast
Lynchburg
Amherst County, VA
Population
79,166
Walk Score
80 · Very Walkable
Median rent
$972
Median home value
$196,000
Founded
1786
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On the National Register
Historic districts
- Mead’s Tavern · listed 2021
- College Hill Neighborhood Development Area
- Kemper Street Industrial Historic District · listed 2008
- Lower Basin Historic District (Boundary Increase II) · listed 2023
- Lynchburg Hill District
- Pierce Street Historic District · listed 2014
- Rivermont Historic District (Additional Documentation) · listed 2003
- Virginia University of Lynchburg · listed 2011
Notable landmarks
- Norfolk Southern Six Mile Bridge No. 58 · listed 1995
- Eldridge, Bowling, House · listed 1993
- Hope Dawn · listed 1974
- Poplar Forest · listed 1969
- Grove, The · listed 2021
- Walnut Hill · listed 2000
- Building at 524 Church Street
- Carnegie Hall · listed 2020
- Court Street Baptist Church
- Court Street United Methodist Church
- Daniel's Hill
- DeWitt-Wharton Manufacturing Company · listed 2021
- Diamond Hill Baptist Church · listed 2011
- Hunton Branch YMCA · listed 2025
- Kemper Street Station
- Lewis House
- Lynchburg Hosiery Mill No. 1 · listed 2017
- Lynchburg Sta-Kleen Bakery · listed 2024
- Paramount Theater
- Pyramid Motors (Additional Documentation) · listed 2007
- Y.W.C.A. Building
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