Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 14 h 42 min6:05 am – 8:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 38 min7:33 am – 5:11 pm
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People14,582 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 47.26,686 householdsMedian household income $57,509Median home value $163,300Median rent $750 a month70% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $843 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting2.0% unemployment rate54% of adults are in the labour force, 6,525 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, manufacturing 18%, hospitality, food and recreation 14%Average commute 19 minutes78% drive alone, 12% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages23% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, other Indo-European languages 1%, Spanish 1%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 42°F, lows 24°F42 in of rain a year, on about 83 dayswettest month May18 in of snow a year, on about 10 days6 days above 90°F, 131 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Wytheville station, 1 mi away
Parks and public landsJefferson National Forestnational forest · within reach · 711,977 acresGeorge James Parkpark · 1.0 miCrystal Springs Recreation Areapark · 3.5 mi · 1,912 acresThe Big Survey Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 4.4 miNew River Trail State Parkstate park · 11.7 miGeorge Washington and Jefferson National Forestnational forest · 12.3 mi · 266 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes10 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 4+, 1 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 5.1 on 9 Aug 202033 mi away, near Sparta, North CarolinaMost recent: magnitude 5.1 on 9 Aug 202033 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowWythe County, VA, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsCold wave Relatively ModerateStrong wind Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality94% of days had good air in 2025225 of 239 days measured14 moderate daysMedian index 39, worst day 77main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, Wythe County monitors, VA
Internet at home82% of households have a broadband subscription58% have cable, fibre or DSL16% rely on a mobile data plan alone15% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTown of Wythevilleserves 7,804 people from surface water3 health-based violations since 2021latest Jul 2023: haloacetic acids (HAA5), maximum contaminant levelSource: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation2,432 ft741 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalWythe County Community Hospitalunder a milePost officeWytheville Post Office1.4 miTown hallWytheville Town Hall1.5 miPoliceWythe County Sheriff's Office1.5 miFire stationWytheville Fire Department1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools1 elementary, 2 high, 1 otherHighGeorge Wythe High School1.0 miHighWythe County Technology Center1.0 miElementarySpiller Elementary School1.4 miCollegeWytheville Community College2.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportRaleigh County Memorial Airport BKW58 miMajor airportPiedmont Triad International Airport GSO88 miInterstateI-811.7 miUS highwayUS 52under a mileAmtrakRoanoke, VA RNK68 miCoachWytheville (Elizabeth Brown Park)Virginia Breeze, Operated by Dillon's1.5 miTransit4 stops within a mileMountain Lynx TransitSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 24382 ZIP area.
