Pizarro, Virginia

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Pizarro, Virginia
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Pizarro
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Pizarro (the United States)
Coordinates: 36°56′16″N80°13′13″W / 36.93778°N 80.22028°W / 36.93778; -80.22028
CountryUnited States
State Virginia
County Floyd
Time zone UTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC−4 (EDT)

Pizarro is an unincorporated community in Floyd County, Virginia, United States. [1]

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