St. Paul is a town in Wise County, Virginia, home to about 963 people across 1.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 24283.
Homes sold for a median of $72 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside St. Paul. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)120 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (TRI)32 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Winston-Salem, NC129 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL443 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of St. Paul; 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.
St. Paul had 866 residents in the 2020 census, down 13% since 2000.
It’s the 389th largest of 669 towns in Virginia by population.
Wise County grew from 19,653 residents in 1900 to 36,130 in 2020.
Wise County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 24°F. About 47.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 38 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Nora 4 Sse, VA weather station (6 miles away).
7,407 jobs at 607 businesses in Wise County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
10 doctors and other health care providers list an office in St. Paul.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 2 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 5 |
| Mental health providers | 1 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 3 |
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
Pharmacies
Libraries
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.
Public schools here are run by Wise County Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Paul ElementarySt Paul | Pre-K–8 | 514 | Public | 2.4 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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