Twin Lakes, Virginia
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Twin Lakes, Virginia | |
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 Location of the Twin Lakes CDP within the Greene County | |
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| Coordinates: 38°14′56″N 78°26′37″W / 38.24889°N 78.44361°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  Virginia |
| County | Greene |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.28 sq mi (3.32 km2) |
| • Land | 1.19 sq mi (3.08 km2) |
| • Water | 0.093 sq mi (0.24 km2) |
| Elevation | 585 ft (178 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
• Total | 1,647 |
| • Density | 1,385/sq mi (534.7/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 22968 |
| FIPS code | 51-79768 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2629848 |
Twin Lakes is a census-designated place in Greene County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Twin Lakes had a population of 1,602.[1]
Twin Lakes is located in southern Greene County around a set of small reservoirs built on Quarter Creek, a southwest-flowing tributary of Swift Run, which in turn runs south to the North Fork of the Rivanna River, part of the James River watershed. The community is 4 miles (6 km) south of Stanardsville, the Greene County seat, and 21 miles (34 km) north of Charlottesville.
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Twin Lakes CDP has a total area of 1.3 square miles (3.3 km2), of which 1.2 square miles (3.1 km2) are land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km2), or 7.28%, are water.[2]
