Bristol, Virginia

Bristol, Virginia
Independent city
State Street in downtown Bristol, Tennessee (left) and Bristol, Virginia (right)
Nickname:  The Birthplace of Country Music
Motto:  A Good Place to Live
Coordinates: 36°36′N 82°11′W
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Independent city
Government
• Type	Council-manager
Area
• Total	13.00 sq mi (33.66 km2)
• Land	12.87 sq mi (33.34 km2)
• Water	0.12 sq mi (0.32 km2)
Elevation	1,680 ft (512 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	17,219
• Density	1,300/sq mi (510/km2)
Time zone	UTC−5 (Eastern)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code	24201, 24202
Area code	276
FIPS code	51-09816
GNIS feature ID	1492633
Website	www.bristolva.org

State Street separates Virginia (left) and Tennessee (right).

Double yellow line on State Street, separating Virginia from Tennessee with a bronze marker embedded in pavement.

Bristol is an independent city in the U.S. state of Virginia. As of the 2020 census, the population was 17,219. It is the twin city of Bristol, Tennessee, just across the state line, which runs down the middle of its main street, State Street. It is surrounded on three sides by Washington County, Virginia, which is combined with the city for statistical purposes. Bristol is a principal city of the Kingsport–Bristol–Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City–Kingsport–Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area – commonly known as the "Tri-Cities" region.