Rich Creek is a town in Giles County, Virginia, United States. The population was 774 as per the 2010 census, up from 665 as per the 2000 census. It is part of the Blacksburg–Christiansburg Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Name: | Rich Creek town |
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LSAD Code: | 43 |
LSAD Description: | town (suffix) |
State: | Virginia |
County: | Giles County |
Elevation: | 1,532 ft (467 m) |
Total Area: | 0.82 sq mi (2.12 km²) |
Land Area: | 0.82 sq mi (2.12 km²) |
Water Area: | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²) |
Total Population: | 774 |
Population Density: | 904.76/sq mi (349.36/km²) |
ZIP code: | 24147 |
Area code: | 540 |
FIPS code: | 5166896 |
GNISfeature ID: | 1497138 |
Website: | www.richcreek.org |
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Geography
Rich Creek is located in northwestern Giles County at 37°23′2″N 80°49′19″W / 37.38389°N 80.82194°W / 37.38389; -80.82194 (37.383960, -80.821818), on the east side of the New River at the mouth of Rich Creek. U.S. Route 460 passes through the town, leading south (upriver) 4 miles (6 km) to Narrows and west (downriver) 3.5 miles (5.6 km) to Glen Lyn. Pearisburg is 9 miles (14 km) southeast of Rich Creek (upriver).
U.S. Route 219 has its southwestern terminus at US 460 in Rich Creek. It leads northeast 2 miles (3 km) to Peterstown, West Virginia, and ultimately 535 miles (861 km) to West Seneca, New York, near Buffalo.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Rich Creek has a total area of 0.85 square miles (2.2 km), of which 0.02 square miles (0.05 km), or 2.28%, are water.
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