Marion, Virginia

Town of Marion, Virginia
Town
The Lincoln Theatre in Marion, Virginia.
Seal
Motto:  America's Coolest Hometown
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Coordinates: 36°50′N 81°31′W / 36.833°N 81.517°W / 36.833; -81.517
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Smyth
Government
• Mayor	David Helms
Area [1]
• Town	5.16 sq mi (10.76 km2)
• Land	5.13 sq mi (10.69 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation	2,500 ft (800 m)
Population  (2020)
• Town	6,022
• Density	1,347.31/sq mi (537.98/km2)
• Metro	Approximately 14,500 total population
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code	24354
Area code	276
FIPS code	51-49464[2]
GNIS feature ID	1498513[3]
Website	www.marionva.org

Marion is a town in, and the county seat of, Smyth County, Virginia, United States. It is positioned upon Interstate 81, in the Blue Ridge portion of the Southern Appalachian mountains in Southwest Virginia.^[4] The town is named for American Revolutionary War officer Francis Marion. The town limits had a population of approximately 6,000, per 2020 Census estimates. However, together with the neighborhoods, an additional 9,000 residents residing in unincorporated Smyth County have Marion mailing addresses, granting the Marion, VA ZIP code (24354) a total population of about 14,500, which is around half of the county's total population.