Blacksburg, Virginia

About Blacksburg

Blacksburg is a thriving city in southwestern Virginia with an estimated population of 45,452.

Blacksburg holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 19.8 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 2,296 residents per square mile.

📰 Blacksburg News Today

• Highlights at Cal (10/10/26) Virginia Tech Athletics · Oct 10
• Fall in Virginia's New River Valley: hikes, history, and small towns worth the drive from Blacksburg Yahoo Creators · Oct 8
• Virginia, Virginia Tech Baseball Exhibition Moved to Sunday in Blacksburg Virginia Sports · Oct 3
• Virginia Tech embarks on cross-country trip to Cal, hoping to move past 1st loss - The Virginian-Pilot The Virginian-Pilot · Oct 9
• 540: 10 News Intern Faith Casey visits Feather Bone Provisions and Assembly in Blacksburg WSLS · Oct 9

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Virginia headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Blacksburg Unique

• A top-25 city in Virginia by population (#14 of 227 incorporated places).
• Positioned in southwestern Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Home to 1.4% of Virginia's city-dwelling population.

Why People Love It Here

• Big enough for services and schools, small enough to feel like home.
• Local businesses and schools anchored by a stable resident base of 45,452.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Blacksburg

Click a neighborhood to see it on the map.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Blacksburg

• 622 North — american
• Benny Marzano's Pizza — pizza
• Blacksburg No. 1 Restaurant — chinese
• Buffalo Wild Wings — wings
• Cabo Fish Taco — mexican
• Chinese Kitchen — chinese
• Coffee Lab — coffee shop (café)
• Coffeeholics Cafe & Bakery (café)
• Ducky's Bubble Tea — bubble tea (café)
• Edo Ya — japanese

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Blacksburg Museum and Cultural Foundation · Museum
• Blue Ridge Arcade · Arcade
• Keffer Oak · Attraction
• New River Art & Fiber Gallery · Art gallery
• Smithfield Plantation · Museum
• St. Luke and Odd Fellows Hall
• XYZ Gallery · Art gallery

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Blacksburg

• Blacksburg Municipal Park reviews ★
• Blacksburg Shooting range reviews ★
• Drone Park reviews ★
• Hahn Horticultural Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Mill Creek Springs State Natural Area Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Niday Place State Forest · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Ag Quad reviews ★
• Blacksburg Rotary Mountain Biking Skills Park reviews ★
• Brookfield Village reviews ★
• Brush Mountain Wilderness · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Clover Hollow Natural Area Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Crestview Tot Lot reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Blacksburg

• Blacksburg High
• Blacksburg Middle
• Gilbert Linkous Elementary
• Harding Avenue Elementary
• Kipps Elementary
• Margaret Beeks Elementary
• Prices Fork Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Lewisgale Hospital Montgomery ★★★ (3/5 CMS rating) · 24/7 ER

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🌤️ Current Weather

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Source: National Weather Service

🗺️ Map of Blacksburg

🏘️ Nearby Communities