Athens, Virginia

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Richmond. It is located about 30 miles [48 km] to the south of Athens and has a population of 197,790 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Hopewell. It is located about 48 miles [77 km] to the south of Athens and has a population of 22,354 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Indian Head (MD)	N	44 mi [70.8 km]	3,758	9.82% increase
	La Plata (MD)	NE	44 mi [70.8 km]	8,879	35.54% increase
	Leonardtown (MD)	NE	47 mi [75.6 km]	2,214	16.77% increase
	Ashland	S	16 mi [25.75 km]	7,100	7.27% increase
	Bowling Green	NE	5 mi [8.05 km]	1,021	9.08% increase
	Colonial Beach	NE	29 mi [46.67 km]	3,789	17.38% increase
	Culpeper	NW	45 mi [72.4 km]	13,977	44.63% increase
	Dumfries	N	39 mi [62.8 km]	4,805	2.67% decrease
	Fredericksburg	N	21 mi [33.8 km]	22,818	18.36% increase
	Gordonsville	W	43 mi [69.2 km]	1,697	13.28% increase
	Louisa	W	31 mi [49.89 km]	1,564	11.63% increase
	Orange	NW	41 mi [66 km]	4,629	12.27% increase
	Tappahannock	E	30 mi [48.28 km]	2,195	6.14% increase
	Warsaw	E	35 mi [56.3 km]	1,352	1.67% decrease
	West Point	SE	45 mi [72.4 km]	3,145	9.73% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Chamberlayne	S	25 mi [40.23 km]	---
	Chatham Village	N	22 mi [35.41 km]	---
	Falmouth Village	N	23 mi [37.01 km]	---
	Falmouth	N	23 mi [37.01 km]	---
	Glen Allen	S	23 mi [37.01 km]	---
	Grafton Village	N	22 mi [35.41 km]	---
	Hampstead Village	N	20 mi [32.19 km]	---
	Laurel Village	S	24 mi [38.62 km]	---
	Laurel	S	24 mi [38.62 km]	---
	Little Falls Village	N	21 mi [33.8 km]	---
	Port Royal	NE	17 mi [27.36 km]	166	2.35% decrease
	Spotsylvania Courthouse	NW	16 mi [25.75 km]	---
	Waverly Village	N	21 mi [33.8 km]	---
	Woodlanding Village	N	22 mi [35.41 km]	---
	Wyndham	SW	22 mi [35.41 km]	---

Caroline County

Athens is located in Caroline County.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Athens
	Charles County (MD)	NE	Somerset Beach (MD)	27 miles [43 km]
	Saint Mary's County (MD)	NE	Blakistone (MD)	38 miles [61 km]
	Charles City County	SE	Nance	39 miles [62 km]
	Chesterfield County	S	Stratford Hills	31 miles [49 km]
	Culpeper County	NW	Richardsville South	32 miles [51 km]
	Essex County	E	Jacks Fork	15 miles [24 km]
	Fauquier County	NW	Goldvein	34 miles [54 km]
	Fluvanna County	W	Kents Store	39 miles [62 km]
	Fredericksburg City	N	Braehead Woods	20 miles [32 km]
	Goochland County	SW	Pickels	24 miles [38 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Virginia<3>

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