Main city: Independence
Timezone: Eastern
Phone type: Cell Number
Operator: United States Cellular Corp. - Virginia

Independence, a town in Grayson County, Virginia, United States. The population was 947 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Grayson County. Independence is home to a major town celebration on July 4 every year, held in front of the 1908 courthouse. It features bluegrass and old-time music and dance, food, crafts and a wild pony sale. The courthouse is also the location of the Mountain Foliage Festival, held in the autumn and featuring a parade, crafts, arts and music, as well as a race in which contestants use outhouses, the Grand Privy Race. ^source

North American telephone area code 276 was established September 1, 2001, as a split from area code 540. It covers the southwest corner of the Commonwealth of Virginia. ^source