Town guide

Boones Mill, Virginia

Boones Mill is a town in Franklin County, Virginia, home to about 228 people across 0.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 24065.

Homes sold for a median of $169 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population228308 per sq mi
Median home value$208,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$169Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking15%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Boones Mill

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Boones Mill

Distances

Nearest major airportPiedmont Triad International Airport (GSO)71 miles away
Closer regional airportRoanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA)13 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Greensboro, NC72 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA327 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Boones Mill; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Boones Mill

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Boones Mill had 259 residents in the 2020 census, down 9% since 2000.

It’s the 560th largest of 669 towns in Virginia by population.

Franklin County grew from 25,953 residents in 1900 to 54,477 in 2020.

Boones Mill population by census2000: 285, 2010: 239, 2020: 259285200023920102592020

Franklin County, 1900–2020

Franklin County population, 1900 to 20201900: 25,953, 1910: 26,480, 1920: 26,283, 1930: 24,337, 1940: 25,864, 1950: 24,560, 1960: 25,925, 1970: 26,858, 1980: 35,740, 1990: 39,549, 2000: 47,286, 2010: 56,159, 2020: 54,47726K’00’1026K’20’3026K’40’5026K’60’7036K’80’9047K’00’1054K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 50 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 18 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Boones MillJan: high 40°F, low 22°F, 3.6 in; Feb: high 44°F, low 24°F, 2.9 in; Mar: high 51°F, low 30°F, 3.9 in; Apr: high 62°F, low 40°F, 4.2 in; May: high 69°F, low 49°F, 5.1 in; Jun: high 77°F, low 57°F, 5.4 in; Jul: high 80°F, low 61°F, 4.4 in; Aug: high 78°F, low 60°F, 4.4 in; Sep: high 72°F, low 54°F, 5.4 in; Oct: high 63°F, low 43°F, 3.5 in; Nov: high 52°F, low 33°F, 3.6 in; Dec: high 44°F, low 27°F, 3.6 in40°22°Jan3.644°24°Feb2.951°30°Mar3.962°40°Apr4.269°49°May5.177°57°Jun5.480°61°Jul4.478°60°Aug4.472°54°Sep5.463°43°Oct3.552°33°Nov3.644°27°Dec3.6Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Copper Hill, VA weather station (10 miles away).

Jobs in Franklin County

13,569 jobs at 1,238 businesses in Franklin County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Franklin CountyManufacturing: 3,469 jobs; Retail trade: 2,025 jobs; Construction: 1,425 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 1,261 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,258 jobs; Administrative and support: 827 jobs; Educational services: 673 jobs; Other services: 562 jobsManufacturing 26% Retail trade 15% Construction 11% Hotels and restaurants 9% Health care and social assistance 9% Administrative and support 6% Educational services 5% Other services 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

13 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Boones Mill.

Nearest hospitals

  • Carilion Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Roanoke8.2 miles
  • Lewisgale Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Salem10.0 miles
  • Carilion Franklin Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Rocky Mount10.2 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors3
Specialist doctors1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants4
Mental health providers3
Physical and occupational therapists2
Pharmacies1

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.

Places in and around Boones Mill

Museums

  • Caboose1.3 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Boones Mill

Public schools here are run by Franklin County Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Boones Mill ElementaryBoones MillPre-K–5290Public3.3 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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