Emporia
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independent city in Virginia, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- Virginia
- County
- None ( Independent city )
- Mayor
- Carolyn Carey
- Total
- 6.97 sq mi (18.05 km )
- Land
- 6.90 sq mi (17.88 km )
- Water
- 0.066 sq mi (0.17 km )
- Elevation
- 128 ft (39 m)
- Estimate 2025
- 5,447
- Density
- 835.2/sq mi (322.5/km )
- Time zone
- UTC-5 ( EST )
- Summer dst
- UTC-4 ( EDT )
- Zip code
- 23847/23867
- Fips code
- 51-25808
- Website
- ci .emporia .va .us
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- independent city in the United States
- Named after
- Emporia
- Official name
- Emporia
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Virginia
- Population
- 5766
- Area
- 18.046706
- Elevation
- 39
- Body of water
- Meherrin River
- Capital of
- Greensville County
- Shares border with
- Greensville County
- Official website
- www.ci.emporia.va.us
- Image
- Emporia10.jpg
- Households
- 2076
- Dialing code
- 434
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- Commons category
- Emporia, Virginia
- topic's main category
- Category:Emporia, Virginia
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Emporia, Virginia
- postal code
- 23847
- inception
- 1967-00-00
- native label
- Emporia
- P8168
- Helix pomatia
- water as percent of area
- 1.0628
- per capita income
- 19612
Sources (12)
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Encyclopedic overview
Emporia is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. It is the county seat of Greensville County. As of the 2020 census, the population was 5,766, making it the third-least populous city in Virginia. The Bureau of Economic Analysis combines the city of Emporia with surrounding Greensville County for statistical purposes. The town has become notorious for being a major speed trap.
History
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Emporia” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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