Davenport, Virginia

Unincorporated community in Virginia, United States

37°06′02″N 82°08′12″W / 37.10056°N 82.13667°W / 37.10056; -82.13667CountryUnited StatesStateVirginiaCountyBuchananElevation

1,453 ft (443 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

24239

Area code276GNIS feature ID1492840^[1]

Davenport is an unincorporated small town in Buchanan County, Virginia, United States. Davenport is located along Virginia State Route 80 12.5 miles (20.1 km) south of Grundy. Davenport has a post office with ZIP code 24239,^[2] a clinic, a grocery store with gas pumps, and other businesses and services.

The Davenport post office was established in 1881.^[3] William Davenport was an early postmaster, for whom the town was named.^[4]

References

^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ ZIP Code Lookup
^ "Buchanan County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on September 28, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2014.
^ Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-57072-256-1.