Local servicesHospitalLonesome Pine Hospital1.0 miPost officeEast Stone Gap Post Officeunder a mileTown hallBig Stone Gap Town Hall1.5 miPoliceBig Stone Gap Police Department1.5 miFire stationValley Volunteer Fire Departmentunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools2 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highHighUnion High School1.0 miElementaryUnion Primary School1.3 miMiddleUnion Middle School1.4 miCollegeMountain Empire Community College1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport TRI33 miMajor airportMcGhee Tyson Airport TYS101 miInterstateI-2621 miUS highwayUS 58 Altunder a mileSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24246 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24246 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 42 min6:12 am – 8:53 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 38 min7:40 am – 5:18 pm
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People78 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 32.731 households100% of homes owner-occupiedSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 24°F56 in of rain a year, on about 102 dayswettest month December9 in of snow a year, on about 4 days13 days above 90°F, 108 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Big Stone Gap station, 3 mi away
Parks and public landsSouthwest Virginia Museum Historical State Parkstate park · 2.0 miSouthwest Virginia Museum State Parkstate park · 2.0 miOssie Parkpark · 1.0 mi · 88 acresBullit Parkpark · 2.0 miNatural Tunnel State Parkstate park · 10.8 miHensley-Pine Mountain Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.5 mi · 4,848 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes11 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 23 Nov 200647 mi away, near Raven, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 4.2 on 10 Nov 201225 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowWise County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025296 of 361 days measured65 moderate daysMedian index 40, worst day 90main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Sullivan County, TN, 35 mi away
Internet at home100% of households have a broadband subscription100% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone0% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterWise County Regional Water Systemserves 11,500 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jul 2024: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,550 ft472 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
