Shawsville is a census-designated place (CDP) in Montgomery County, Virginia, United States.

It is part of the Blacksburg–Christiansburg Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses all of Montgomery County, Virginia, and the city of Radford.

The fort was rebuilt within months and inspected by General George Washington in October 1756 as part of his tour of frontier defenses.

[4] According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.3 square miles (6.0 km2), all of it land.

The majority of US 460 between the communities is a completely straight stretch of road, which is not common in this area of Virginia, known locally as the Elliston Straightaway.

[5] Additionally, the former Shawsville Elementary School building also resides in 24087, the Elliston ZIP Code.