WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

Appalachia
    n 1: an impoverished coal mining area in the Appalachian
         Mountains (from Pennsylvania to North Carolina)

U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):

Appalachia, VA -- U.S. town in Virginia
   Population (2000):    1839
   Housing Units (2000): 891
   Land area (2000):     2.306678 sq. miles (5.974268 sq. km)
   Water area (2000):    0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
   Total area (2000):    2.306678 sq. miles (5.974268 sq. km)
   FIPS code:            02040
   Located within:       Virginia (VA), FIPS 51
   Location:             36.906505 N, 82.785560 W
   ZIP Codes (1990):
   Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
   Headwords:
    Appalachia, VA
    Appalachia