Editing Rustburg, Virginia (section)

==Geography==
Rustburg is located in north-central Campbell County at {{coord|37.273731|-79.098914|type:city_region:US-VA|format=dms|display=inline}} (37.273731, &minus;79.098914).<ref name="GR1">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=2011-04-23|date=2011-02-12|title=US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990}}</ref> [[U.S. Route 501 in Virginia|U.S. Route 501]] passes through the center of town, leading north {{convert|11|mi}} to [[Lynchburg, Virginia|Lynchburg]] and south {{convert|20|mi}} to [[Brookneal, Virginia|Brookneal]]. [[Virginia Route 24]] also leads through the center of town, running northeast {{convert|9|mi|0}} to [[Concord, Campbell County, Virginia|Concord]] and west {{convert|5|mi|0}} to [[U.S. Route 29 in Virginia|U.S. Route 29]] at Yellow Branch. Long Mountain, topped with communication towers, rises to a summit elevation of {{convert|1440|ft}} northeast of the center of town.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP has a total area of {{convert|32.7|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|32.4|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|0.3|sqkm|order=flip|1}}, or 0.86%, is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web| url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US5169536| title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Rustburg CDP, Virginia| publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder| access-date=August 19, 2015}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>