Lexington, Virginia

Lexington, Virginia
Independent city
Main Street in Lexington, October 2022
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Coordinates: 37°47′2″N 79°26′34″W / 37.78389°N 79.44278°W / 37.78389; -79.44278[1]
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	None (independent city)
Government
• Mayor	Frank W Friedman
• City manager	Jim Halasz
• Commissioner of Revenue	Karen T. Roundy
• Treasurer	Patricia DeLaney
• City Attorney	Jeremy Carroll, Esquire
Area [2]
• Total	2.52 sq mi (6.54 km2)
• Land	2.50 sq mi (6.47 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.07 km2)
Elevation	1,063 ft (324 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	7,320
• Density	2,900/sq mi (1,100/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	24450
Area code	540
FIPS code	51-45512[3]
GNIS feature ID	1498506[1]
Website	Lexington, Virginia

Lexington is an independent city in Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, United States. At the 2020 census, the population was 7,320.^[4] It is the county seat of Rockbridge County, although the two are separate jurisdictions, and is combined with it for statistical purposes by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.^[5] Lexington is about 57 miles (92 km) east of the West Virginia border and is about 50 miles (80 km) north of Roanoke, Virginia. First settled in 1778, Lexington is best known as the home of the Virginia Military Institute and Washington and Lee University.