| ZIP Codes: | 19 ZIP Codes (11 Standard, 8 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 276 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:14:13 PM |
| Population: | 40,371 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 51185 |
| CBSA: | Bluefield, WV-VA |
| Land Area: | 597 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 37.1442, -81.5897 |
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40,371 residents live across 19 ZIPs covering 597 sq mi, served by 19 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 44,343 to 40,371 from 2014 to 2024 — a -9.0% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 13 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 24630 (North Tazewell, $57,254 median) and poorest ZIP 24604 (Bishop , $26,733) are 6.8 miles apart — a 2.1× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.1× across this county — from $52,300 in 24635 (Pocahontas) to $161,700 in 24637 (Pounding Mill).
Density varies 28× across the county — from 10 people/sq mi in 24622 (Jewell Ridge) to 276 in 24641 (Richlands).
Educational attainment ranges from 3.6% bachelor's+ in 24635 (Pocahontas) to 24.8% in 24637 (Pounding Mill) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Virginia, this is the #44 most populous of 134 counties and ranks #130 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $49,530 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
15.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (4,591 of 29,360 reporting).
11 Standard delivery, 8 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
Tazewell County lost 9.0% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24605 | Bluefield | Standard | 8,872 | $52,653 | 49.3 | -2.4% |
| 24609 | Cedar Bluff | Standard | 6,923 | $53,958 | 92.9 | -4.3% |
| 24651 | Tazewell | Standard | 5,982 | $44,072 | 152.8 | -3.7% |
| 24641 | Richlands | Standard | 5,446 | $35,531 | 19.7 | -8.7% |
| 24630 | North Tazewell | Standard | 5,307 | $57,254 | 65.0 | -25.4% |
| 24637 | Pounding Mill | Standard | 3,778 | $57,112 | 42.8 | -1.0% |
| 24602 | Bandy | Standard | 1,213 | $45,150 | 56.8 | 33.4% |
| 24635 | Pocahontas | PO Box | 779 | $49,231 | 6.8 | -34.3% |
| 24377 | Tannersville | Standard | 569 | $57,115 | 38.0 | 84.7% |
| 24622 | Jewell Ridge | Standard | 527 | $32,049 | 54.1 | -38.1% |
| 24606 | Boissevain | PO Box | 310 | — | 0.0 | -11.7% |
| 24613 | Falls Mills | Standard | 276 | — | 11.8 | -31.5% |
| 24604 | Bishop | PO Box | 230 | $26,733 | 0.0 | -61.0% |
| 24612 | Doran | PO Box | 113 | $19,083 | 0.0 | -43.5% |
| 24316 | Broadford | Standard | 46 | — | 6.6 | 12.2% |
| 24601 | Amonate | PO Box | 0 | — | 0.0 | -100.0% |
| 24640 | Red Ash | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 24608 | Burkes Garden | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 24619 | Horsepen | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |