Twin Lakes, Virginia

Census-designated place in Virginia, United States

38°14′56″N 78°26′37″W / 38.24889°N 78.44361°W / 38.24889; -78.44361Country

United StatesState

VirginiaCountyGreeneArea

• Total1.28 sq mi (3.32 km²) • Land1.19 sq mi (3.08 km²) • Water0.09 sq mi (0.24 km²)Elevation

585 ft (178 m)Population

(2010)

• Total1,647 • Density1,385/sq mi (534.7/km²)Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)ZIP code

22968

FIPS code51-79768GNIS feature ID2629848

Twin Lakes is a census-designated place in Greene County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2010 census was 1,647.^[1]

Geography

Twin Lakes is located in southern Greene County around a set of small reservoirs built on Quarter Creek, a southwest-flowing tributary of Swift Run, which in turn runs south to the North Fork of the Rivanna River, part of the James River watershed. The community is 4 miles (6 km) south of Stanardsville, the Greene County seat, and 21 miles (34 km) north of Charlottesville.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Twin Lakes CDP has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.3 km²), of which 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²) are land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²), or 7.28%, are water.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Twin Lakes CDP, Virginia". American Factfinder. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 29, 2017.^{[dead link]}