Davenport, Virginia
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Davenport, Virginia | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Coordinates: 37°06′02″N 82°08′12″W / 37.10056°N 82.13667°WCoordinates: 37°06′02″N 82°08′12″W / 37.10056°N 82.13667°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Virginia |
County | Buchanan |
Elevation | 1,453 ft (443 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 24239 |
Area code | 276 |
GNIS feature ID | 1492840[1] |
Davenport is an unincorporated small town in Buchanan County, Virginia, United States. Davenport is located along Virginia State Route 80 12.5 miles (20.1 km) south of Grundy. Davenport has a post office with ZIP code 24239,[2] a clinic, a grocery store with gas pumps, and other businesses and services.
The Davenport post office was established in 1881.[3] William Davenport was an early postmaster, for whom the town was named. [4]
References
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ "Buchanan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on 28 September 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
- ^ Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-57072-256-1.