Local servicesHospitalClinch Valley Medical Center6.3 miPost officePounding Mill Post Office1.8 miTown hallCedar Bluff Town Hall3.3 miPoliceVirginia State Police Division 4 Area 28 Office3.1 miFire stationRichlands Fire and Rescue Station 32.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeSouthwest Virginia Community College5.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport TRI56 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO119 miInterstateI-8118 miUS highwayUS 19under a mileAmtrakHinton, WV HIN62 miCoachBluefield Bus StopGreyhound30 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24637 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24637 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 43 min6:07 am – 8:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 37 min7:36 am – 5:13 pm
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People3,595 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 46.41,396 householdsMedian household income $53,900Median home value $159,800Median rent $759 a month80% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $831 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting4.4% unemployment rate59% of adults are in the labour force, 1,659 employedMain industries: education and health care 31%, retail 21%, manufacturing 9%Average commute 26 minutes89% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 3% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages28% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 12% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%, Russian or other Slavic 1%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 44°F, lows 23°F45 in of rain a year, on about 93 dayswettest month July18 in of snow a year, on about 10 days6 days above 90°F, 126 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Richlands station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksClaypool Hillpeak · 2.6 miMaiden Springspring · 2.7 miBald Rockpeak · 1.0 miSouthwest Virginia Community Collegecollege · 5.9 miLaurel Bed Lakelake · 8.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsCritterville Parkpark · 4.9 miClinch Mountain Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 5.5 mi · 22,276 acresRedrock Mtn State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 10.5 mi · 632 acresHungry Mother State Parkstate park · 14.5 mi · 202 acresBerwind Lake Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 13.6 mi · 91 acresClinch River State Parkstate park · 23.0 mi · 232 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes12 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 23 Nov 200616 mi away, near Raven, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 4.3 on 23 Nov 200616 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 quality88% of days had good air in 2025322 of 365 days measured43 moderate daysMedian index 34, worst day 77main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Pike County, KY, 48 mi away
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription71% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone9% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
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
Elevation2,686 ft819 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
