Alpha, Virginia

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Lynchburg. It is located about 41 miles [65 km] to the west of Alpha and has a population of 65,269 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Charlottesville. It is located about 30 miles [48 km] to the north of Alpha and has a population of 45,049 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Amherst	W	34 mi [54.7 km]	2,219	1.42% decrease
	Appomattox	SW	25 mi [40.23 km]	1,748	0.74% decrease
	Blackstone	SE	41 mi [66 km]	3,582	2.53% decrease
	Brookneal	SW	46 mi [74 km]	1,249	0.79% decrease
	Crewe	SE	31 mi [49.89 km]	2,284	3.95% decrease
	Drakes Branch	S	41 mi [66 km]	472	6.35% decrease
	Farmville	S	19 mi [30.58 km]	7,396	8.05% increase
	Gordonsville	N	40 mi [64.4 km]	1,697	13.28% increase
	Kenbridge	S	45 mi [72.4 km]	1,279	2.08% increase
	Keysville	S	37 mi [59.5 km]	764	6.49% decrease
	Louisa	NE	37 mi [59.5 km]	1,564	11.63% increase
	Orange	N	48 mi [77.2 km]	4,629	12.27% increase
	Scottsville	N	15 mi [24.14 km]	575	3.6% increase
	Victoria	S	41 mi [66 km]	1,731	4.94% decrease
	Waynesboro	NW	42 mi [67.6 km]	21,953	12.46% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Barracks	N	33 mi [53.1 km]	---
	Blake Village	S	23 mi [37.01 km]	---
	Burkeville	SE	29 mi [46.67 km]	472	3.48% decrease
	Columbia	NE	18 mi [28.97 km]	56	14.29% increase
	Cotton Town	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	---
	Dillwyn	SW	3 mi [4.83 km]	433	3.13% decrease
	Ednam Village	N	32 mi [51.5 km]	---
	Hampden Sydney	S	23 mi [37.01 km]	---
	Huntington Village	N	32 mi [51.5 km]	---
	Lake Monticello	N	23 mi [37.01 km]	---
	Lakeside Village	NE	14 mi [22.53 km]	---
	Pamplin City	SW	26 mi [41.84 km]	197	1.01% decrease
	Rose Hill	N	28 mi [45.06 km]	---
	University Heights	N	32 mi [51.5 km]	---
	Weber City	NE	13 mi [20.92 km]	---

Buckingham County

Alpha is located in Buckingham County.

Below are counties that are near Alpha (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Alpha:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Alpha
	Albemarle County	NW	Hatton	13 miles [20 km]
	Amelia County	SE	Clementown Mills	20 miles [32 km]
	Amherst County	W	Riverville	26 miles [41 km]
	Appomattox County	SW	Fore Store	18 miles [28 km]
	Augusta County	NW	Love	38 miles [61 km]
	Campbell County	SW	Concord	34 miles [54 km]
	Charlotte County	S	Abilene	31 miles [49 km]
	Charlottesville City	N	Belmont	30 miles [48 km]
	Chesterfield County	E	Skinquarter	37 miles [59 km]
	Cumberland County	E	Hatcher	6 miles [9 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Virginia<3>

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