Lynchburg: Healthcare & Safety
2 hospitals anchor health services in Lynchburg. 3 EMS stations on call. Public-safety footprint: 3 fire stations, 3 police facilities. 19 nursing facilities in the area.
- 2.5 hospitals per 100K residents (vs Virginia 17.1/100K).
Hospitals & Facilities
2 hospitals within range (2.5 per 100K residents) — CMS Hospital Compare lists facilities by Medicare provider ID.
Facilities (15)
LYNCHBURG HEALTH & REHABILITATION CENTER
GUGGENHEIMER HEALTH AND REHAB CENTER
SUMMIT HEALTH AND REHAB CENTER
SEVEN HILLS REHABILITATION AND NURSING
TATE SPRINGS HEALTH & REHAB
WESTMINSTER-CANTERBURY OF LYNCHBURG INC
CENTRAL VIRGINIA TRAINING CENT
LIBERTY RIDGE HEALTH & REHAB
FOREST HEALTH & REHAB CENTER
SURGERY CENTER OF LYNCHBURG
CENTRAL VIRGINIA HLTH DIST
CENTRA HOME HEALTH
1st Care Home Health Lynchburg
INTERIM HEALTHCARE (Lynchburg)
JAMES RIVER HOME HEALTH CARE LLC
Hospitals (2)
CENTRA HEALTH - LYNCHBURG GEN HOSPITAL
CENTRA HEALTH - LYNCHBURG GEN HOSPITAL
| Healthcare Links · Npi All | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Lynchburg&state=VA&li… |
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| Healthcare Links · Npi Urgent Care | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Lynchburg&state=VA&ta… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Veterinary | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Lynchburg&state=VA&ta… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Dental | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Lynchburg&state=VA&ta… |
| Healthcare Links · Npi Pharmacy | https://npiregistry.cms.hhs.gov/api/?version=2.1&city=Lynchburg&state=VA&ta… |
Sources: NPI Registry API — query URLs built from town name + state
Public Health Indicators
County Health Rankings (Robert Wood Johnson Foundation + UW Population Health) measure outcomes (deaths, days unwell) and behaviors (smoking, obesity, drinking) against U.S. benchmarks.
| Cdc Birth Rate · Fips | 51680 |
|---|---|
| Cdc Birth Rate · State Fips | 51 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County Fips | 680 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · County | Lynchburg City |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Birth Rate | 12.4% |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Lower Ci | 10.90 |
| Cdc Birth Rate · Upper Ci | 14.10 |
| Cdc Mortality · Fips | 51680 |
| Cdc Mortality · County | Lynchburg city |
| Cdc Mortality · Urban Rural | Medium metro |
| Cdc Mortality · Total Deaths 2020 2023 | 6,518 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Fips | 51680 |
| Cdc Vaccination · County | Lynchburg city |
| Cdc Vaccination · Dose1 Pop Pct | 35.7% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Series Complete Pct | 30.7% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Booster Pct | 1.6% |
| Cdc Vaccination · Population 2019 | 82,168 |
| Cdc Vaccination · Metro Status | Metro |
| Health Rankings · Premature deaths per 100K | 11,250 per 100K |
| Health Rankings · Poor health (self-reported) | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Poor physical-health days/month | 4.5 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Poor mental-health days/month | 6.0 days/month |
| Health Rankings · Adult smoking | 0.1% |
| Health Rankings · Adult obesity | 0.4% |
| Health Rankings · Physically inactive | 0.2% |
| Health Rankings · Excessive drinking | 0.2% |
| Overdose Deaths · Death Rate Per 100K | 20.96 |
| Overdose Deaths · Year | 2021 |
| Overdose Deaths · Lower Ci | 17.96 |
| Overdose Deaths · Upper Ci | 24.45 |
| Overdose Deaths · Urban Rural | Small Metro |
| Vaccination State · Date | 2023-05-10T00:00:00.000 |
| Vaccination State · Distributed | 26,823,665 |
| Vaccination State · Administered | 19,608,172 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Recipients | 7,794,449 |
| Vaccination State · Dose1 Pop Pct | 91.3% |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete | 6,556,391 |
| Vaccination State · Series Complete Pct | 76.8% |
Sources: federal dataset cascade · County Health Rankings 2025 · CDC NCHS Drug Poisoning Mortality — county FIPS matched · Refreshed 2026-04-12
Environmental Health
Air, water, and climate-risk indicators. AQI is the EPA Air Quality Index (0–50 = good, 51–100 = moderate, 101+ = unhealthy for sensitive groups).
| Air Quality · Year | 2024 |
|---|---|
| Air Quality · Days with measurable AQI | 118 |
| Air Quality · Good air-quality days | 102 |
| Air Quality · Moderate AQI days | 16 |
| Air Quality · Highest AQI recorded | 61 |
| Air Quality · Median AQI | 52 |
| Air Quality · Days Pm25 | 118 |
| Climate · Avg Temp F | 58.20 |
| Climate · Annual Precip In | 46.30 |
| Climate · Station Name | LYNCHBURG REGIONAL AIRPORT |
| Climate · Station Distance Miles | 4.8 mi |
| Climate · Period | 2015-2024 average |
| Environmental Orgs · Total count | 12 |
| Flood risk · Risk level | minimal |
Sources: EPA AQI Annual Summary 2024 · NOAA RCC-ACIS MultiStnData — nearest station by coordinates · IRS BMF NTEE C/D · FEMA OpenFEMA disaster declarations · Refreshed 2026-04-12
Animal & Domestic
Animal-shelter capacity and domestic-violence services in the area.
| Animal Shelters · Total count | 1 |
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Sources: IRS BMF keyword search
Other
Facilities (15)
AVANTE AT LYNCHBURG
BENTLEY COMMONS AT LYNCHBURG
CARRINGTON, THE
GRACE LODGE
GUGGENHEIMER HEALTH AND REHAB CENTER
HERITAGE GREEN ASSISTED LIVING
LIBERTY RIDGE HEALTH & REHAB CENTER
LIBERTY RIDGE MEMORY SUPPORT - PEARLS OF LIFE
LYNCHBURG HEALTH & REHABILITATION CENTER
MEDICAL CARE CENTER
RUNK & PRATT RESIDENTIAL ADULT CARE OF LYNCHBURG
RUNK AND PRATT AT LIBERTY RIDGE
SUMMIT ASSISTED LIVING
SUMMIT HEALTH AND REHABILITATION CENTER
THE ELMS OF LYNCHBURG
Facilities (38)
OLD DOMINION WOOD PRODUCTS INC
ALLEN MORRISON INC
IMPERIAL ADHESIVES INC
SLOCUM ADHESIVES CORP
APPLIED RADIANT ENERGY CORP
WESTOVER DAIRY
PARKER HANNIFIN INTEGRATED SEALS DIV
ERICSSON INC
FLOWSERVE CORP LYNCHBURG VA
BANKER STEEL CO LLC
PEPSI-COLA CO
SIMPLIMATIC ENG CO
SANMINA - SCI
AMERIMARK
NORCRAFT COS
BWXT NUCLEAR OPERATIONS GROUP INC.
FRAMATOME COGEMA FUELS
LYNCHBURG FOUNDRY CO LOWER BASIN PLANT
GRIFFIN PIPE PRODUCTS CO
INTERMET ARCHER CREEK FOUNDRY
CERTAINTEED / SEVEN HILLS PAPERBOARD LLC
C B FLEET COMPANY INCORPORATED
C R HUDGINS PLATING INC
DIEBOLD SOUTHEAST MANUFACTURING INC
DAVIS-FROST INC
GNB INC
HANSON INDUSTRIES INC
LYNCHBURG COCA-COLA BOTTLING, CO INC
LSC COMMUNICATIONS / LYNCHBURG
SIEGWERK PUBLICATION USA INC
+ 8 more
Va Facilities (3)
Lynchburg CBOC
Roanoke Regional Office
Roanoke Vet Center
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatal crashes (county, NHTSA FARS) | 1 |
|---|---|
| Nhtsa Fars · Traffic fatalities | 1 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Urban Crashes | 1 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Multi Vehicle | 1 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Fatality Rate Per 100K | 1.30 |
| Nhtsa Fars · Year | 2023 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Fips | 51680 |
| Usda Food Atlas · County | Lynchburg city |
| Usda Food Atlas · Total Tracts | 19 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 1Mi | 9 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Tracts 10Mi | 9 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop Half Mi | 55,703.07 |
| Usda Food Atlas · Low Access Pop 1Mi | 15,162.62 |
| Crime Data · Population Covered | 80,339 |
| Crime Data · Violent Crime | 287 |
| Crime Data · Murder | 9 |
| Crime Data · Rape | 42 |
| Crime Data · Robbery | 30 |
| Crime Data · Aggravated Assault | 206 |
| Crime Data · Property Crime | 1,396 |
| Crime Data · Burglary | 168 |
| Health Data · Access2 | 9.40 |
| Health Data · Arthritis | 26.10 |
| Health Data · Binge | 14.50 |
| Health Data · Bphigh | 36.60 |
| Health Data · Bpmed | 61.10 |
| Health Data · Cancer | 6.70 |
| Health Data · Casthma | 11.90 |
| Health Data · Chd | 5.80 |
| Health Nonprofits · Total count | 33 |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Name | VALLEY VIEW RETIREMENT COMMUNITY |
| Nearest Nursing Home · Distance | 1.4 mi |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Name | AMELON IMMEDIATE CARE |
| Nearest Urgent Care · Distance | 6.7 mi |
| Nearest Va Medical · Name | VETERANS OUTREACH COUNSELING CENTER |
| Nearest Va Medical · Distance | 42.5 mi |
| Pharmacies · County total | 7 |
| Safety Score · Violent Crime Rate Per 1000 | 3.61 |
| Safety Score · Emergency Services Count | 9 |
| Safety Score · Services Per 10K Residents | 1.10 |
| Safety Score · Crime Level | moderate crime |
Sources: NHTSA FARS 2023 · federal dataset cascade · FBI UCR/NIBRS 2024 · CDC PLACES 2025 · IRS BMF NTEE E/F/G/H · HIFLD — nearest by coordinates · Census CBP — pharmacy NAICS code · Refreshed 2026-04-12