Town guide

Pounding Mill, Virginia

Pounding Mill is a community in Tazewell County, Virginia, home to about 222 people across 2.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 24637.

Homes sold for a median of $124 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population22291 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$124Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Pounding Mill

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Pounding Mill

Distances

Nearest major airportPiedmont Triad International Airport (GSO)119 miles away
Closer regional airportTri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (TRI)55 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Winston-Salem, NC105 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA410 miles away

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

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

Who represents Pounding Mill

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

It’s the 563rd 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

Tazewell County population, 1900 to 20201900: 23,384, 1910: 24,946, 1920: 27,840, 1930: 32,477, 1940: 41,607, 1950: 47,512, 1960: 44,791, 1970: 39,816, 1980: 50,511, 1990: 45,960, 2000: 44,598, 2010: 45,078, 2020: 40,42923K’00’1028K’20’3042K’40’5045K’60’7051K’80’9045K’00’1040K’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 44.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 18 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Pounding MillJan: high 44°F, low 23°F, 3.4 in; Feb: high 48°F, low 25°F, 3.3 in; Mar: high 56°F, low 31°F, 4 in; Apr: high 66°F, low 39°F, 4 in; May: high 74°F, low 49°F, 4.5 in; Jun: high 80°F, low 57°F, 4.3 in; Jul: high 83°F, low 62°F, 4.8 in; Aug: high 83°F, low 60°F, 3.8 in; Sep: high 78°F, low 53°F, 3.4 in; Oct: high 68°F, low 41°F, 2.7 in; Nov: high 57°F, low 31°F, 2.8 in; Dec: high 48°F, low 26°F, 3.8 in44°23°Jan3.448°25°Feb3.356°31°Mar4.066°39°Apr4.074°49°May4.580°57°Jun4.383°62°Jul4.883°60°Aug3.878°53°Sep3.468°41°Oct2.757°31°Nov2.848°26°Dec3.8Rain and melted snow, inches

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

Jobs in Tazewell County

11,435 jobs at 895 businesses in Tazewell County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Tazewell CountyRetail trade: 2,813 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 2,363 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 1,229 jobs; Manufacturing: 989 jobs; Construction: 691 jobs; Finance and insurance: 564 jobs; Wholesale trade: 534 jobs; Other services: 531 jobsRetail trade 25% Health care and social assistance 21% Hotels and restaurants 11% Manufacturing 9% Construction 6% Finance and insurance 5% Wholesale trade 5% Other services 5%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

29 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Pounding Mill.

Nearest hospitals

  • Clinch Valley Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Richlands5.5 miles
  • Carilion Tazewell Community HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · Tazewell13.9 miles
  • Smyth County Community HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Marion19.6 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants9
Mental health providers16
Optometrists2
Chiropractors1
Pharmacies5

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.

Places in and around Pounding Mill

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Walmart Supercenter0.4 mi

Pharmacies

  • Richlands Pharmacy5.0 mi

Libraries

  • Richlands Library Branch4.4 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Appalachian Arts Center3.6 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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Shares ZIP codes with Claypool Hill.

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