Town guide

Glen Lyn, Virginia

Glen Lyn is a town in Giles County, Virginia, home to about 68 people across 0.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 24093.

Population68111 per sq mi
Median home value$162,500Census, as estimated by owners

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Distances

Nearest major airportPiedmont Triad International Airport (GSO)101 miles away
Closer regional airportRaleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW)32 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Winston-Salem, NC93 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA359 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Glen Lyn; driving is longer.

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

Who represents Glen Lyn

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

Glen Lyn had 95 residents in the 2020 census, down 37% since 2000.

It’s the 638th largest of 669 towns in Virginia by population.

Giles County grew from 10,793 residents in 1900 to 16,787 in 2020.

Glen Lyn population by census2000: 151, 2010: 115, 2020: 9515120001152010952020

Giles County, 1900–2020

Giles County population, 1900 to 20201900: 10,793, 1910: 11,623, 1920: 11,901, 1930: 12,804, 1940: 14,635, 1950: 18,956, 1960: 17,219, 1970: 16,741, 1980: 17,810, 1990: 16,366, 2000: 16,657, 2010: 17,286, 2020: 16,78711K’00’1012K’20’3015K’40’5017K’60’7018K’80’9017K’00’1017K’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 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 42.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 23 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Glen LynJan: high 43°F, low 23°F, 3.1 in; Feb: high 46°F, low 25°F, 2.6 in; Mar: high 55°F, low 31°F, 3.7 in; Apr: high 65°F, low 39°F, 3.7 in; May: high 73°F, low 48°F, 4.7 in; Jun: high 80°F, low 57°F, 4 in; Jul: high 83°F, low 61°F, 4.7 in; Aug: high 81°F, low 60°F, 3.5 in; Sep: high 76°F, low 53°F, 3.4 in; Oct: high 66°F, low 41°F, 2.9 in; Nov: high 55°F, low 31°F, 2.7 in; Dec: high 46°F, low 26°F, 3.3 in43°23°Jan3.146°25°Feb2.655°31°Mar3.765°39°Apr3.773°48°May4.780°57°Jun4.083°61°Jul4.781°60°Aug3.576°53°Sep3.466°41°Oct2.955°31°Nov2.746°26°Dec3.3Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pearisburg 4 Sse, VA weather station (11 miles away).

Jobs in Giles County

3,774 jobs at 299 businesses in Giles County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Giles CountyManufacturing: 1,073 jobs; Retail trade: 687 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 577 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 487 jobs; Other services: 243 jobs; Professional services: 192 jobs; Construction: 176 jobs; Wholesale trade: 72 jobsManufacturing 28% Retail trade 18% Health care and social assistance 15% Hotels and restaurants 13% Other services 6% Professional services 5% Construction 5% Wholesale trade 2%

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

Health care

Nearest hospitals

  • Carilion Giles Community HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Pearisburg8.7 miles
  • Princeton Community Hospital Assn INCGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Princeton13.6 miles
  • Summers County Arh HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Hinton20.5 miles

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.

Places in and around Glen Lyn

Grocery stores

  • Jewell's2.4 mi
  • Grant's IGA Supermarket3.7 mi

Libraries

  • Iris Brammer Library3.8 mi
  • Peterstown Public Library4.6 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.

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