Local servicesHospitalBuchanan General Hospital10.0 miPost officeRowe Post Officeunder a mileTown hallGrundy Town Hall9.0 miPoliceBuchanan County Sheriff's Office7.1 miFire stationOakwood Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department Station 2under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeAppalachian College of Pharmacy4.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportTri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport TRI51 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO136 miInterstateI-8128 miUS highwayUS 4604.5 miAmtrakHinton, WV HIN72 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 24646 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 43 min6:08 am – 8:51 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 37 min7:38 am – 5:14 pm
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People785 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 64.1395 householdsMedian household income $47,096Median home value $76,00098% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $214 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting5.8% unemployment rate16% of adults are in the labour force, 113 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 37%, retail 28%, education and health care 27%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages20% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher65% finished high school, 16% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%, French or Haitian Creole 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 43°F, lows 24°F47 in of rain a year, on about 94 dayswettest month July16 in of snow a year, on about 15 days18 days above 90°F, 112 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Grundy station, 10 mi away
Nearby landmarksFuller Mountainpeak · 3.3 miAppalachian College of Pharmacycollege · 4.7 miBaldwin Mountainpeak · 3.9 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsClinch River State Parkstate park · 13.6 miPinnacle State Natural Area Preservestate conservation land · 12.2 mi · 75 acresBreaks Interstate Parkstate park · 16.9 mi · 3,056 acresJohn W Flannagan Recreation Arearecreation area · 18.9 mi · 8,139 acresPanther State Foreststate park · 21.7 miFishtrap Recreation Arearecreation area · 22.7 mi · 15,592 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.3 on 23 Nov 20063 mi away, near Raven, VirginiaMost recent: magnitude 4.3 on 23 Nov 20063 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowBuchanan 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, 32 mi away
Internet at home56% of households have a broadband subscription46% have cable, fibre or DSL0% rely on a mobile data plan alone44% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterBuchanan Co Psaserves 19,326 people from surface water purchased1 health-based violation since 2021latest Oct 2022: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant level2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation2,179 ft664 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
