Official Name: | Blackwater, Virginia |
Pushpin Map: | Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Blackwater |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Virginia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Lee |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 1217 |
Coordinates: | 36.6272°N -83.0508°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 24221 |
Area Code: | 276 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1477119 |
Blackwater is an unincorporated community in Lee County, Virginia, United States, along Virginia State Route 70 5.4miles southeast of Jonesville. Its ZIP code is 24221.[1] [2]
A post office was established as Black Water in 1874.[3] The community was named from Blackwater Creek.[4]