Max Meadows is a community in Wythe County, Virginia, home to about 599 people across 4.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 24360 and 24382.
Homes sold for a median of $157 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Part is in Max Meadows, part in Fort Chiswell
Mostly Wytheville; part is in Max Meadows
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Max Meadows. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO)85 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW)59 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Winston-Salem, NC73 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA384 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Max Meadows; 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.
Max Meadows had 553 residents in the 2020 census, up 8% since 2000.
It’s the 448th largest of 669 towns in Virginia by population.
Wythe County grew from 20,437 residents in 1900 to 28,290 in 2020.
Wythe 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 41.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 18 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wytheville, VA weather station (2 miles away).
9,944 jobs at 691 businesses in Wythe County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
214 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Max Meadows’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 26 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 20 |
| Dentists | 9 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 46 |
| Mental health providers | 81 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 23 |
| Optometrists | 7 |
| Chiropractors | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 12 |
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 (1 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
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.
Public schools here are run by Wythe County Public Schools, Regional Alternative/Wythe Co. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max Meadows ElementaryMax Meadows | Pre-K–5 | 201 | Public | 6.7 mi |
| Sheffey ElementaryWytheville | Pre-K–5 | 224 | Public | 5.0 mi |
| Spiller ElementaryWytheville | Pre-K–5 | 615 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Fort Chiswell MiddleMax Meadows | 6–8 | 319 | Public | 6.8 mi |
| Scott Memorial MiddleWytheville | 6–8 | 305 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| Fort Chiswell HighMax Meadows | 9–12 | 411 | Public | 6.7 mi |
| George Wythe HighWytheville | 9–12 | 421 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| Regional Alternative/Wythe CoWytheville | — | — | Alternative Education | 2.4 mi |
| Wythe County Tech CenterWytheville | — | — | Career and Technical | 2.2 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnick School - Wytheville CampusWytheville | 1–12 | 31 | Nonsectarian | 2.0 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Wytheville and Fort Chiswell.
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