Local servicesHospitalCarilion Tazewell Community Hospital4.2 miPost officeNorth Tazewell Post Office2.0 miTown hallTazewell Town Hall2.7 miPoliceTazewell Police Department2.7 miFire stationTazewell County Volunteer Fire Department1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh County Memorial Airport BKW51 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO115 miInterstateI-8120 miUS highwayUS 19under a mileAmtrakHinton, WV HIN52 miCoachBluefield Bus StopGreyhound20 miTransit1 stop within a mileFour County TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24619 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 43 min6:06 am – 8:49 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 37 min7:36 am – 5:12 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 57°FColdest month January: highs 39°F, lows 21°F48 in of rain a year, on about 101 dayswettest month May47 in of snow a year, on about 25 days0 days above 90°F, 141 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Burkes Garden station, 13 mi away
Nearby landmarksHubble Hillpeak · under a mileGobbler Knobpeak · 2.0 miNorth Fork Clinch Riverriver · 3.8 miSouth Fork Clinch Riverriver · 3.8 miCave Springspring · 7.2 miBishop Prep Plant Slurry Impoundmentreservoir · 5.0 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCavitts Creek Parkpark · 3.2 mi · 231 acresLincolnshire Parkpark · 3.4 miBerwind Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.5 mi · 91 acresJefferson National Forestnational forest · 15.6 mi · 711,977 acresHungry Mother State Parkstate park · 16.1 mi · 202 acresPinnacle Rock State Parkstate park · 19.0 mi · 393 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes9 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 23 Nov 200623 mi away, near Raven, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 4.3 on 23 Nov 200623 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowTazewell County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLandslide Relatively ModerateCold wave Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025337 of 357 days measured20 moderate daysMedian index 37, worst day 80main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Giles County, VA, 49 mi away
Drinking waterTown of Bluefieldserves 5,811 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,745 ft837 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
