Winchester

independent city in Virginia, United States
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Winchester

Summary

Winchester is an independent city in the United States[1]. Winchester draws 1,947 Wikipedia views per month (independent_city_in_the_united_states category, ranking #12 of 40).[2]

Key Facts

  • Winchester was a member of GovAI Coalition[3].
  • Winchester is located in Virginia[4].
  • Winchester is in the country of United States[5].
  • Winchester's head of government is recorded as John David Smith, Jr.[6].
  • Winchester's head of government is recorded as Les Veach[7].
  • Winchester's instance of is recorded as independent city in the United States[8].
  • Winchester's instance of is recorded as county seat[9].
  • Winchester's instance of is recorded as Q141162078[10].
  • Winchester's shares border with is recorded as Frederick County[11].
  • Winchester's basic form of government is recorded as council–manager government[12].
  • Winchester is named after Winchester[13].
  • Winchester's twinned administrative body is recorded as Ambato[14].
  • Winchester's postal code is recorded as 22601[15].
  • Winchester's postal code is recorded as 22602[16].
  • Winchester's postal code is recorded as 22603[17].
  • Winchester's postal code is recorded as 22604[18].
  • Winchester's Commons category is recorded as Winchester, Virginia[19].
  • Winchester's local dialing code is recorded as 540[20].
  • 1752 marks the founding of Winchester[21].
  • Winchester's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 39.1783, 'longitude': -78.1667}[22].
  • Winchester's official website is recorded as https://www.winchesterva.gov/[23].
  • Winchester's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Winchester, Virginia[24].
  • Winchester has a population of {'amount': '+26203'}[25].
  • Winchester has a population of {'amount': '+26235'}[26].
  • Winchester has a population of {'amount': '+26523'}[27].

Body

Geography

Winchester is in the country of United States[5]. Winchester is located in Virginia[4].

Physical Characteristics

Areas include {'amount': '+23.966712'}[28] and {'amount': '+23.971623'}[29]. Winchester sits at an elevation of {'amount': '+221'}[30]. Population counts include {'amount': '+26203'}[25], {'amount': '+26235'}[26], {'amount': '+26523'}[27], {'amount': '+26923'}[31], {'amount': '+27216'}[32], and {'amount': '+27284'}[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include independent city in the United States[8], county seat[9], and Q141162078[10].

History and Context

1752 marks the founding of Winchester[21]. Winchester is named after Winchester[13].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Winchester include Winchester Regional Airport[34], an airport[35], in United States[36].

Why It Matters

Winchester draws 1,947 Wikipedia views per month (independent_city_in_the_united_states category, ranking #12 of 40).[2] Winchester has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] Winchester is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

Entities named for Winchester include Winchester Regional Airport[34], an airport[35], in United States[36].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4w ago · Theklan · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14687 → Data:US presidential elections by county/Winchester, Virgini
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P14687]]: Data:US presidential elections by county/Winchester, Virginia.tab, Link US presidential election dataset (P14687, subject: United States presidential "
  2. 6w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Basic form of government → council–manager government
    Harper's tag → winchester-va
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: winchester-va, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289965560|winchester va (#289965560)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's ta"
  3. 6w ago · JuxtaposedJacob · 2026-08-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → independent city in the United States, county seat, Q141162078
    Flag image → Flag of Winchester, Virginia USA.svg
    Located in time zone → —
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P31]]: [[Q141162078]], #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1787553646073"
  4. 19w ago · Mxn · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Member of → GovAI Coalition
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P463]]: [[Q138812596]], [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/258464|batch #258464]]"
  5. 21w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Umls cui → C3827458
    Taxonomicon id → 1808193
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31546|batch #31546]]"
  6. 21w ago · Mahir256 · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Capital of → Frederick County
    Category for people who died here → Category:Deaths in Winchester, Virginia
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Virginia
    Different from → Winchester
    + 34 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1748]]: C110641, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1778695477825"
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