East Stone Gap is a community in Wise County, Virginia, home to about 683 people across 0.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 24246, and parts of 24219 are in East Stone Gap too.
Homes sold for a median of $106 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
All in East Stone Gap
Mostly Big Stone Gap; part is in East Stone Gap
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside East Stone Gap. 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)100 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (TRI)33 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lexington-Fayette, KY124 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL433 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of East Stone Gap; 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 432nd largest of 669 towns in Virginia by population.
Wise County grew from 19,653 residents in 1900 to 36,130 in 2020.
Wise County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 24°F. About 56.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 9 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Big Stone Gap, VA weather station (3 miles away).
7,407 jobs at 607 businesses in Wise 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.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
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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Shares ZIP codes with Big Stone Gap and Big Stone Gap East.
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