 According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 130.4 square miles (337.7 km²), of which 129.2 square miles (334.6 km²) is land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²) (0.93%) is water.The city lies in a valley carved by East Fork Mulberry Creek (part of the Elk River watershed).State Route 55, known as Majors Boulevard in Lynchburg, is the city's main thoroughfare.