Bristol

Also known as Bristol, Virginia, Bristol, VA

independent city in Virginia, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Virginia
County: Independent city
Type: Council-manager
Mayor: Jake Holmes
Vice mayor: Neal Osborne
City manager: Tamrya Spradlin
Total: 13.00 sq mi (33.66 km )
Land: 12.87 sq mi (33.34 km )
Water: 0.12 sq mi (0.32 km )
Elevation: 1,680 ft (512 m)
Estimate 2025: 16,418
Density: 1,338/sq mi (516.5/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 (Eastern)
Summer dst: UTC−4 (EDT)
Zip code: 24201, 24202
Fips code: 51-09816
Website: www .bristolva .gov

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Wikidata facts

Official name: Bristol
Population: 17219
Area: 34.066672
Elevation: 512
Official website: www.bristolva.org
Image: Bristol.jpg
Households: 7482
Dialing code: 276

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native label: Bristol
P8168: Zygmunt Kamiński
Commons category: Bristol, Virginia
inception: 1856-00-00
postal code: 24202
water as percent of area: 1.066
per capita income: 25979

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Article

Bristol is an independent city in Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,219. It is the twin city of Bristol, Tennessee, just across the state line, which runs down the middle of its main street, State Street. As an independent city, Bristol is not part of any county, but it is adjacent to Washington County, Virginia. It is a principal city in the Kingsport–Bristol metropolitan area, which had a population of 307,614 in 2020. The metro area is a component of the larger Tri-Cities region of Tennessee and Virginia, with a population of 508,260 in 2020.

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