Newport, Giles County, Virginia
Newport is an unincorporated community in Giles County, Virginia, United States, with the ZIP code of 24128.
Newport, Giles County, Virginia | |
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Unincorporated community | |
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| Coordinates: 37°17′39″N 80°29′43″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Giles |
| Elevation | 1,929 ft (588 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 24128 |
| Area code(s) | 540 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1497042[1] |
The community is just south of the Sinking Creek Valley Cluster and southeast of the Mountain Lake Wilderness Cluster, areas in the Jefferson National Forest designated by the Wilderness Society as containing "Mountain Treasures".[2]
Notable people
- Bob Porterfield, baseball player
- Mike Williams, baseball player
- Yancey Strickler, co-founder of Kickstarter
- Michael Huffman, songwriter
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Newport, Giles County, Virginia
- Parsons, Shireen (May 1999). Virginia's Mountain Treasures, The Unprotected Wildlands of the Jefferson National Forest. Washington, D. C.: The Wilderness Society, OCLC: 42806366.
External links
Municipalities and communities of Giles County, Virginia, United States | ||
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| Towns |  Map of Virginia highlighting Giles County | |
| Unincorporated communities | ||
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