Breaks is a community in Buchanan County, Virginia, home to about 208 people across 1.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 24607.
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| Nearest major airport | McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)140 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (TRI)57 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lexington-Fayette, KY130 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL426 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Breaks; 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 569th 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 (11 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).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
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.
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