Buena Vista

independent city in Virginia, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Virginia
Hart s bottom green forest green valley: c. 1800
Buena vista: December 1888
Incorporated independent city: 15 February 1892
Total: 6.52 sq mi (16.89 km )
Land: 6.44 sq mi (16.67 km )
Water: 0.085 sq mi (0.22 km )
Elevation: 837 ft (255 m)
Estimate 2025: 6,672
Density: 1,032/sq mi (398.4/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern (EST) )
Summer dst

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"6002 happy citizens and 3 old grouches"

Buena Vista (/ˌbjuːnə ˈvɪstə/ BEW-nə VIS-tə), called "BV" by locals, is an independent city located in the Blue Ridge Mountains region of Virginia in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,641. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the independent cities of Buena Vista and Lexington, along with surrounding Rockbridge County, for statistical purposes.