Dryden is a community in Lee County, Virginia, home to about 823 people across 7.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 24243, and parts of 24277 are in Dryden too.
Homes sold for a median of $119 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Dryden
Mostly Pennington Gap; part is in Dryden
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Dryden. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)89 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (TRI)36 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lexington-Fayette, KY120 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL432 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Dryden; 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.
Dryden had 986 residents in the 2020 census, down 21% since 2000.
It’s the 413th largest of 669 towns in Virginia by population.
Lee County grew from 19,856 residents in 1900 to 22,173 in 2020.
Lee County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 49.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 9 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pennington Gap, VA weather station (4 miles away).
2,329 jobs at 242 businesses in Lee County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Dryden.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 2 |
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.
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 2 miles 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.
Public schools here are run by Lee County Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dryden ElementaryDryden | Pre-K–4 | 237 | Public | 0.2 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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Shares ZIP codes with Pennington Gap.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.