Fries, Virginia
Fries, Virginia | |
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Downtown Fries, 2012 | |
Location of Fries, Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 36°42′56″N 80°58′33″W / 36.71556°N 80.97583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Grayson |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.82 sq mi (2.13 km2) |
| • Land | 0.64 sq mi (1.65 km2) |
| • Water | 0.19 sq mi (0.48 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,185 ft (666 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 450 |
• Estimate (2021) | 451 |
| • Density | 699.2/sq mi (269.98/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 24330 |
| Area code | 276 |
| FIPS code | 51-29920 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1483549 |
| Website | Official website |
Fries (pronounced "freeze") is an incorporated town located on the New River in Grayson County, Virginia, United States, 15.5 miles (24 kilometers) northeast of the county seat of Independence — in Virginia's Blue Ridge Highlands and on Virginia's musical heritage trail, The Crooked Road.
As of the 2020 census, Fries had a population of 450.
Named after prominent cotton mill owner, Francis Henry Fries, the town is noted as the former site of Washington Mill (1903–1989); as one of three end points of the New River Trail State Park and as the host of annual music festivals reflecting its strong bluegrass and country music traditions — with its August Old-Time Fiddlers' and Bluegrass Convention and its September Festival by the New River.