Stonega is a community in Wise County, Virginia, home to about 151 people across 0.6 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 24216.
Homes sold for a median of $61 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Appalachia; part is in Stonega
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Stonega. 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)103 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (TRI)39 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lexington-Fayette, KY118 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL427 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Stonega; 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.
It’s the 591st 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 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 24°F. About 56.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 9 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Big Stone Gap, 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).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Stonega.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
|---|---|
| Pharmacies | 2 |
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.
Theaters and performance venues
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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Shares ZIP codes with Appalachia, Dunbar and Osaka.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.