Harrisonburg, Virginia

Harrisonburg, Virginia
Independent city
Rockingham County Courthouse in downtown Harrisonburg
Nickname(s):  The Friendly City, Rocktown, H'burg, The Burg, Friendly by Nature
Harrisonburg enclaved within Rockingham County
Location of Harrisonburg in Virginia
Harrisonburg Location within the United States
Coordinates: 38°26′58″N 78°52′08″W
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	None (Independent city)
Founded	1779
Incorporated	1916
Founded by	Thomas Harrison
Named for	Thomas Harrison
Government
• Type	Council-manager government
Area
• Total	17.39 sq mi (45.04 km2)
• Land	17.34 sq mi (44.91 km2)
• Water	0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2)
Elevation	1,325 ft (404 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	51,814
• Density	3,000/sq mi (1,200/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	22801–22803, 22807
Area code	540
FIPS code	51-35624
GNIS feature ID	1498489
Website	www.harrisonburgva.gov

Harrisonburg is a city in Rockingham County, Virginia. It had 51,814 people at the 2020 census.

Harrisonburg is the county seat of Rockingham County. Harrisonburg is home to James Madison University and Eastern Mennonite University.

Other websites

• Harrisonburg Tourism
• City of Harrisonburg
• Harrisonburg-Rockingham Chamber of Commerce
• Harrisonburg City Public Schools
• Daily News Record (Newspaper)
• WHSV - TV 3
• Rocktown Weekly (Alternative Newspaper owned by the DNR) Archived 2011-11-04 at the Wayback Machine
• Virginia Quilt Museum