Newport, Giles County, Virginia facts for kids
This page is about the community in Giles County. For other places in Virginia named Newport, see Newport, Virginia.
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Newport, Giles County, Virginia
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Unincorporated community
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 Newport, Giles County, Virginia
Location in Shenandoah Valley
Newport, Giles County, Virginia
Location in Virginia
Newport, Giles County, Virginia
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Giles |
| Elevation | 1,929 ft (588 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code |
24128
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| Area code(s) | 540 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1497042 |
Newport is an unincorporated community in Giles County, Virginia, United States, with the ZIP code of 24128.
The community is just south of the Sinking Creek Valley Cluster and southeast of the Mountain Lake Wilderness Cluster, areas in the Jefferson National Forest designated by the Wilderness Society as containing "Mountain Treasures".
Notable people
- Bob Porterfield, baseball player
- Mike Williams, baseball player
- Yancey Strickler, co-founder of Kickstarter
- Michael Huffman, songwriter
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