Pocahontas is a town in Tazewell County, Virginia, home to about 234 people across 0.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 24635.
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| Nearest major airport | Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO)114 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW)35 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Winston-Salem, NC102 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA383 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Pocahontas; 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.
Pocahontas had 268 residents in the 2020 census, down 39% since 2000.
It’s the 559th largest of 669 towns in Virginia by population.
Tazewell County grew from 23,384 residents in 1900 to 40,429 in 2020.
Tazewell County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 45.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 40 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bluefield, WV weather station (7 miles away).
11,435 jobs at 895 businesses in Tazewell County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (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.
Parks (2 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
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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