Town guide

Keokee, Virginia

Keokee is a community in Lee County, Virginia, home to about 174 people across 4.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 24265.

Population17437 per sq mi
Median home value$65,800Census, as estimated by owners

ZIP codes in Keokee

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns
Keokee, VA24265 —/sq ft

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Around Keokee

Distances

Nearest major airportMcGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)90 miles away
Closer regional airportTri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (TRI)40 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Lexington-Fayette, KY117 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL428 miles away

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

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

Who represents Keokee

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

Keokee had 330 residents in the 2020 census, up 4% since 2000.

It’s the 581st largest of 669 towns in Virginia by population.

Lee County grew from 19,856 residents in 1900 to 22,173 in 2020.

Keokee population by census2000: 316, 2010: 416, 2020: 330316200041620103302020

Lee County, 1900–2020

Lee County population, 1900 to 20201900: 19,856, 1910: 23,840, 1920: 25,293, 1930: 30,419, 1940: 39,296, 1950: 36,106, 1960: 25,824, 1970: 20,321, 1980: 25,956, 1990: 24,496, 2000: 23,589, 2010: 25,587, 2020: 22,17320K’00’1025K’20’3039K’40’5026K’60’7026K’80’9024K’00’1022K’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 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.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near KeokeeJan: high 45°F, low 23°F, 4.4 in; Feb: high 49°F, low 26°F, 4.4 in; Mar: high 59°F, low 32°F, 4.9 in; Apr: high 69°F, low 40°F, 4.6 in; May: high 76°F, low 50°F, 4.3 in; Jun: high 83°F, low 59°F, 4.4 in; Jul: high 85°F, low 63°F, 4.4 in; Aug: high 85°F, low 62°F, 4 in; Sep: high 81°F, low 55°F, 3.7 in; Oct: high 71°F, low 42°F, 3 in; Nov: high 58°F, low 32°F, 2.9 in; Dec: high 48°F, low 26°F, 4.8 in45°23°Jan4.449°26°Feb4.459°32°Mar4.969°40°Apr4.676°50°May4.383°59°Jun4.485°63°Jul4.485°62°Aug4.081°55°Sep3.771°42°Oct3.058°32°Nov2.948°26°Dec4.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pennington Gap, VA weather station (5 miles away).

Jobs in Lee County

2,329 jobs at 242 businesses in Lee County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Lee CountyRetail trade: 711 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 479 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 250 jobs; Construction: 151 jobs; Manufacturing: 150 jobs; Finance and insurance: 138 jobs; Professional services: 71 jobs; Other services: 55 jobsRetail trade 31% Health care and social assistance 21% Hotels and restaurants 11% Construction 7% Manufacturing 6% Finance and insurance 6% Professional services 3% Other services 2%

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

Health care

Nearest hospitals

  • Lee County Community HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Pennington Gap6.5 miles
  • Lonesome Pine HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Big Stone Gap12.7 miles
  • Harlan Arh HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Harlan18.6 miles

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

Places in and around Keokee

Grocery stores

  • Food City4.7 mi
  • Grabeel's IGA5.2 mi

Pharmacies

  • Walgreens4.9 mi
  • Pennington Pharmacy5.4 mi

Libraries

  • Lee County Library5.5 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Lee Theater5.4 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 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.

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