Emory, Virginia

CDP in Virginia, United States

36°47′19″N 81°49′43″W / 36.78861°N 81.82861°W / 36.78861; -81.82861CountryUnited StatesStateVirginiaCountyWashingtonPopulation

(2020)

• Total1,237Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)ZIP codes

24327, 24340, 24361

FIPS code51-25792GNIS feature ID2584842

Emory is a census-designated place (CDP) in Washington County, Virginia, United States. The population was 1,237 at the 2020 census^[1] down from 1,251 at the 2010 census.^[2] The community is named for and is the location of Emory and Henry College.^[3]

It is part of the Kingsport–Bristol (TN)–Bristol (VA) Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City–Kingsport–Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area – commonly known as the "Tri-Cities" region.

The Emory post office was established in 1847.^[4]

Notable people

Frankie Newton (1906 – 1954) – jazz trumpeter

References

^ "Emory CDP, Virginia Demographics and Housing 2020 Decennial Census".
^ Virginia Trend Report 2: State and Complete Places (Sub-state 2010 Census Data). Archived 2012-07-11 at archive.today Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed 2011-06-08.
^ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. p. 119.
^ "Washington County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2014.