Davenport, Virginia
Unincorporated community
Davenport, Virginia is located in Virginia
Davenport, Virginia
Davenport, Virginia
Davenport, Virginia is located in the United States
Davenport, Virginia
Davenport, Virginia
Coordinates: 37°06′02″N 82°08′12″W / 37.10056°N 82.13667°W / 37.10056; -82.13667
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyBuchanan
Elevation
1,453 ft (443 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
24239
Area code276
GNIS feature ID1492840[1]

Davenport is an unincorporated small town in Buchanan County, Virginia, United States. Davenport is located along Virginia State Route 80 12.5 miles (20.1 km) south of Grundy. Davenport has a post office with ZIP code 24239,[2] a clinic, a grocery store with gas pumps, and other businesses and services.

The Davenport post office was established in 1881.[3] William Davenport was an early postmaster, for whom the town was named.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ↑ ZIP Code Lookup
  3. ↑ "Buchanan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 28, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
  4. ↑ Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-57072-256-1.


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