Map of Blacksburg, United States

Blacksburg is a city in Virginia, United States, with a population of about 44,215. It lies at 37.2296°N, 80.4139°W, about 633 m above sea level. Blacksburg is about 349 km (217 mi) southwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Roanoke, 42 km to the east.

Blacksburg at a glance

Where is Blacksburg?

• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 36 min on the shortest day to 14 h 44 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Blacksburg

• Roanoke — 42 km east
• West Lynchburg — 111 km east
• Lynchburg — 114 km east
• Danville — 115 km southeast
• Winston-Salem — 127 km south
• Greensboro — 140 km southeast
• High Point — 146 km south
• Burlington — 153 km southeast
• Charleston — 164 km northwest
• Salisbury — 173 km south

Largest cities in Virginia

• Virginia Beach — 454,808
• Norfolk — 238,005
• Richmond — 226,610
• Arlington — 207,627
• Newport News — 186,247
• Alexandria — 159,467
• East Hampton — 147,993
• Roanoke — 100,011
• Portsmouth Heights — 99,049
• Portsmouth — 96,201

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.