Staunton, Virginia

Staunton
Independent city
Looking west on US 250 (Greenville Avenue) at the South New Street intersection
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Nickname:  Queen City of the Shenandoah Valley
Location of Staunton in the Commonwealth of Virginia
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Coordinates: 38°9′29″N 79°4′35″W / 38.15806°N 79.07639°W / 38.15806; -79.07639
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	None (Independent city)
Incorporated	1801
Area [1]
• Total	19.98 sq mi (51.74 km2)
• Land	19.92 sq mi (51.59 km2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.15 km2)
Elevation	1,417 ft (432 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	25,750
• Density	1,300/sq mi (500/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	24401-24402
Area code	540
FIPS code	51-75216[2]
GNIS feature ID	1500154[3]
Website	http://www.staunton.va.us/

Staunton (/ˈstæntən/ STAN-tən) is an independent city in the U.S. Commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 25,750.^[4] In Virginia, independent cities are separate jurisdictions from the counties that surround them, so the government offices of Augusta County are in Verona, which is contiguous to Staunton.^[5] Staunton is a principal city of the Staunton-Waynesboro Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had a 2010 population of 118,502. Staunton is known for being the birthplace of Woodrow Wilson, the 28th U.S. president, and as the home of Mary Baldwin University, historically a women's college. The city is also home to Stuart Hall, a private co-ed preparatory school, as well as the Virginia School for the Deaf and Blind. It was the first city in the United States with a fully defined city manager system.