Hustle, Virginia

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Hustle, Virginia
Unincorporated community
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House in Hustle, July 2018
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Hustle
Coordinates: 38°02′33″N77°04′10″W / 38.04250°N 77.06944°W / 38.04250; -77.06944
Country United States
State Virginia
County Essex
Elevation
164 ft (50 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code 804
GNIS feature ID1468437 [1]

Hustle is an unincorporated community in Essex County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.

History

A post office called Hustle has been in operation since 1909. [2] The community was so named by a pickle vendor whose customers would "hustle" in to buy his product. [3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hustle, Virginia
  2. "Essex County". Jim Forte Postal History. Retrieved May 3, 2015.
  3. Dyson, Cathy (July 20, 2003). "History and legend unlock origins of unusual names". The Free Lance-Star. pp. A7. Retrieved May 3, 2015.