Big Rock is a community in Buchanan County, Virginia, home to about 384 people across 0.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 24603.
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| Nearest major airport | McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)146 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (TRI)62 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lexington-Fayette, KY132 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA423 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Big Rock; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
It’s the 510th largest of 669 towns in Virginia by population.
Buchanan County grew from 9,692 residents in 1900 to 20,355 in 2020.
Buchanan County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 24°F. About 46.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 16 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Grundy, VA weather station (8 miles away).
4,687 jobs at 343 businesses in Buchanan County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Big Rock.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
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