Williamsburg

Summary

Williamsburg is an independent city in the United States^[1]. Williamsburg draws 1,038 Wikipedia views per month (independent_city_in_the_united_states category, ranking #7 of 40).^[2]

Key Facts

• Williamsburg is located in Virginia^[3].
• Williamsburg is in the country of United States^[4].
• Williamsburg's head of government is recorded as Douglas G. Pons^[5].
• Williamsburg's instance of is recorded as independent city in the United States^[6].
• Williamsburg's instance of is recorded as county seat^[7].
• Williamsburg's shares border with is recorded as York County^[8].
• Williamsburg's shares border with is recorded as James City County^[9].
• William III of England is named after Williamsburg^[10].
• Williamsburg's postal code is recorded as 23185^[11].
• Williamsburg's postal code is recorded as 23186^[12].
• Williamsburg's postal code is recorded as 23187^[13].
• Williamsburg's postal code is recorded as 23188^[14].
• Williamsburg's Commons category is recorded as Williamsburg, Virginia^[15].
• Williamsburg's located in time zone is recorded as Eastern Time Zone^[16].
• Williamsburg's local dialing code is recorded as 757^[17].
• 1638 marks the founding of Williamsburg^[18].
• Williamsburg's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.2708, 'lon': -76.7069}^[19].
• Williamsburg's official website is recorded as http://www.williamsburgva.gov/^[20].
• Williamsburg's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Williamsburg, Virginia^[21].
• Williamsburg has a population of {'amount': '+14068'}^[22].
• Williamsburg has a population of {'amount': '+14143'}^[23].
• Williamsburg has a population of {'amount': '+14752'}^[24].
• Williamsburg has a population of {'amount': '+15107'}^[25].
• Williamsburg has a population of {'amount': '+15206'}^[26].
• Williamsburg has a population of {'amount': '+15052'}^[27].

Body

Geography

Williamsburg is in the country of United States^[4]. Williamsburg is located in Virginia^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+23.784843'}^[28] and {'unit': 'Q712226', 'amount': '+23.514674'}^[29]. Williamsburg sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+15'}^[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+14068'}^[22], {'amount': '+14143'}^[23], {'amount': '+14752'}^[24], {'amount': '+15107'}^[25], {'amount': '+15206'}^[26], and {'amount': '+15052'}^[27].

Climate and Environment

Williamsburg's Köppen climate classification is recorded as humid subtropical climate^[31].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include independent city in the United States^[6] and county seat^[7].

History and Context

1638 marks the founding of Williamsburg^[18]. William III of England is named after Williamsburg^[10].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Williamsburg include USS Williamsburg^[32], a gunboat^[33].

Why It Matters

Williamsburg draws 1,038 Wikipedia views per month (independent_city_in_the_united_states category, ranking #7 of 40).^[2] Williamsburg has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[34] Williamsburg is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[35]

Entities named for Williamsburg include USS Williamsburg^[32], a gunboat^[33].