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Lynchburg, VA
Virginia · Lynchburg city · Lynchburg Metro
Lynchburg is a mid-size city in Virginia with a population of 79,255. Residents earn $59,808 per year, which is 20% below the national average.
3.4
/5.0
B
Good
79,255
Population
1,620/sq mi density
$59,808
Median Income
$30,004 per capita
$211,800
Home Value
$257,824 Zillow
$1,043
Median Rent
28.9% income on rent
58°F
Avg Temperature
307 sunny days/yr
383
Violent Crime/100K
2,184 property/100K
B
Overall
3.4 / 5.0
Good overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
B+
Economy
3.7 / 5.0
$59,808 median income, 2.9% unemployment
A+
Affordability
4.7 / 5.0
$211,800 home value, $1,043/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
383 violent crimes/100K (1% above avg)
A
Education
4.1 / 5.0
38.5% bachelor's degree or higher
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Historic Markers
60
Officially designated historical markers from the Historical Marker Database
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UFO Sightings
19
Reported UFO sightings from the National UFO Reporting Center database
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UFO Sightings Near Lynchburg, VA
19 UFO sighting reports from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) found near Lynchburg, VA.
| Name | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Lynchburg, VA | 2014 | 6-10 Orange lights move slowly and silently across the sky, and then suddenly disappear. |
| Lynchburg, VA | 2014 | I was getting off work at 8pm, still daylight out when I stopped at my first intersection, And to my 11 o'clock and about 400 meters an |
| Lynchburg, VA | 2013 | Lights in the sky |
| Lynchburg, VA | 2013 | Yellowish orange sphere/light around Timberlake/Waterlick area. |
| Lynchburg, VA | 2012 | Lynchburg orb seen on Simons run and memorial by witnesses |
| Lynchburg, VA | 2012 | About 10 minutes into the New Year a slow moving orange ball of light was observed with no sound nor was there any flashing lights |
| Lynchburg, VA | 2011 | The object, a bright white “T” shaped light, was seen moving across sky very smoothly, staggering side to side changing pace. After abo |
| Lynchburg, VA | 2011 | Tonight myself and my son went to watch the 4th of July fireworks display at the local baseball stadium. We parked on a street behind a |
| Lynchburg, VA | 2010 | White orb moves erratically and fades away |
| Lynchburg, VA | 2009 | Bright stream of light moved in an s shape up and to the left as a plane entered the same airspace |
| Lynchburg, VA | 2008 | I was walking my dog this morning when I saw a very bright orange light approaching from the south. |
| Lynchburg, VA | 2005 | Black Triangle, Three White Lights, What was that? |
| Lynchburg, VA | 2005 | White cigar shaped object was stationary in the sky and then it was simply no longer there. |
| Lynchburg, VA | 2005 | maybe sighting of ISS? |
| Lynchburg, VA | 2005 | V-shaped lights, very faint and moving amazingly fast....this was no man made aircraft!!! |
| Lynchburg, VA | 2004 | VERY bright, diamond shape ((NUFORC Note: Sighting of Venus?? PD)) |
| Lynchburg, VA | 2004 | update to eariler report (3/23/04) |
| Lynchburg, VA | 2002 | Triangular Aircraft Flyby |
| Lynchburg, VA | 2000 | Extremely bright light stationary then slowly moving easterly over skyline of blue ridge mountains. |