Rustburg, Virginia
| Rustburg, Virginia | |
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| Census-designated place | |
 Location of Rustburg, Virginia |
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| Coordinates: 37°16′25″N 79°5′56″W / 37.27361°N 79.09889°WCoordinates: 37°16′25″N 79°5′56″W / 37.27361°N 79.09889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Campbell |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.6 sq mi (32.7 km2) |
| • Land | 12.5 sq mi (32.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.3 km2) |
| Elevation | 886 ft (270 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,431 |
| • Density | 114/sq mi (44.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 24588 |
| Area code(s) | 434 |
| FIPS code | 51-69536 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1500006 |
Rustburg is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Campbell County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,431 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Campbell County, as well as part of the Lynchburg Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The public high school in Rustburg is Rustburg High School. The public primary and elementary schools are Rustburg Middle School, Rustburg Elementary School, Yellow Branch Elementary School, Fray Educational Center, and Campbell County Technical Center.
Rustburg was named for Jeremiah Rust, who donated 50 acres (200,000 m2) of his land for the village in 1784.
The Campbell County Courthouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.
Rustburg is located in north-central Campbell County at 37°16′25″N 79°05′56″W / 37.273731°N 79.098914°W (37.273731, -79.098914).U.S. Route 501 passes through the center of town, leading north 11 miles (18 km) to Lynchburg and south 20 miles (32 km) to Brookneal. Virginia Route 24 also leads through the center of town, running northeast 9 miles (14 km) to Concord and west 5 miles (8 km) to U.S. Route 29 at Yellow Branch. Long Mountain, topped with communication towers, rises to a summit elevation of 1,440 feet (440 m) northeast of the center of town.
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