Rose Hill (Lee County) is a community in Lee County, Virginia, home to about 447 people across 3.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 24281.
Homes sold for a median of $76 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population447130 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$76Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
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Around Rose Hill (Lee County)
Distances
Nearest major airport
McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)69 miles away
Closer regional airport
Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (TRI)54 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Lexington-Fayette, KY113 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL426 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Rose Hill (Lee County); 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.
Population over time
Rose Hill (Lee County) had 729 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.
It’s the 494th largest of 669 towns in Virginia by population.
Lee County grew from 19,856 residents in 1900 to 22,173 in 2020.
Lee County, 1900–2020
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 26°F. About 52.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Baxter, KY weather station (14 miles away).
Jobs in Lee County
2,329 jobs at 242 businesses in Lee County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Rose Hill (Lee County).
Nearest hospitals
Harlan Arh HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Harlan10.7 miles
Hancock County HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Sneedville11.4 miles
Claiborne Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · Tazewell17.3 miles
Providers with an office here
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
1
Pharmacies
1
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 Rose Hill (Lee County)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Grabeel's Supermarket1.4 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Rose Hill Community Library1.3 mi
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Lee County Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Rose Hill ElementaryRose Hill
Pre-K–4
256
Public
1.5 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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