Glen Lyn, Virginia
Glen Lyn, Virginia | |
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Former Appalachian Power plant on the New River | |
Location of Glen Lyn, Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 37°22′23″N 80°51′39″W / 37.37306°N 80.86083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Giles |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.69 sq mi (1.8 km2) |
| • Land | 0.61 sq mi (1.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,673 ft (510 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 95 |
| • Density | 140/sq mi (53/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 24093 (Glen Lyn) |
| Area code(s) | 540 and 826 |
| FIPS code | 51-31376 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1483667 |
| Website | glenlyn |
Glen Lyn is an unincorporated community in Giles County, Virginia, United States, at the confluence of the East and New rivers. Glen Lyn was incorporated as a town in 1926, and remained so until 2024 after its residents voted to dissolve the town's charter and become an unincorporated community. The population was 95 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Blacksburg–Christiansburg Metropolitan Statistical Area.