Winchester

Also known as Winchester, Virginia, Winchester, VA

independent city in Virginia, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Virginia
County: None ( Independent city )
Named after: Winchester , England
Mayor: Les Veach ( R )
Total: 9.21 sq mi (23.86 km )
Land: 9.19 sq mi (23.81 km )
Water: 0.019 sq mi (0.05 km )
Elevation: 725 ft (221 m)
Estimate 2025: 28,272
Density: 3,059/sq mi (1,181/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( EST )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( EDT )
Fips code: 51-86720
Website: winchesterva.gov

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Official website

Home - City of Winchester, VA

Local government services, programs and events for the City of Winchester, Virginia.

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Encyclopedic overview

Winchester is the northernmost independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States. It is the county seat of Frederick County, although the two are separate jurisdictions. As of 2020 United States census, the city's population was 28,120. It is the principal city of the Winchester metropolitan area with a population of just over 145,000 extending into West Virginia, which is a part of the Washington–Baltimore combined statistical area. Winchester is home to Shenandoah University and the Museum of the Shenandoah Valley.

History

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Winchester” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.