Madison HeightsVirginia
Madison Heights is a census-designated place (CDP) in Amherst County, Virginia, United States. The population was 10,893 at the 2020 census.
Intro: Wikipedia
About Madison Heights
Madison Heights, VA is a small unincorporated community located in central Virginia.
Madison Heights holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 19.17 square miles.
📰 Madison Heights News Today
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Madison Heights Unique
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Part of the fabric of Virginia — one of 688 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Easy reach of Lynchburg (6 mi) — commute to the city, live where it's calm.
📍 Neighborhoods in Madison Heights
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🍽️ Where to Eat in Madison Heights
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.
🎡 Fun Things to Do
- Amazement Square · Museum
- BWXT Youth Gallery · Art gallery
- Point of Honor · Attraction
- Super Rad Arcade Bar · Arcade
- The Ann White Academy Gallery · Art gallery
- The Up Front Gallery · Art gallery
- Art Alley · Art gallery
- Art Spot · Art gallery
- Packet Boat Marshall · Attraction
- Riverside Park Historic Train Exhibit · Attraction
Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Madison Heights
Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.
🏫 Schools in Madison Heights
- Amelon Elementary
- Central Va. Training Ctr.
- Elon Elementary
- Madison Heights Elementary
- Monelison Middle
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.