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Around Tacoma
Distances
Nearest major airport
McGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)116 miles away
Closer regional airport
Tri-Cities Regional TN/VA Airport (TRI)34 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Lexington-Fayette, KY132 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL437 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Tacoma; 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
It’s the 604th 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).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 25°F. About 51.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 47 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wise 1se, VA weather station (5 miles away).
Jobs in Wise County
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).
Health care
19 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Tacoma.
Nearest hospitals
Dickenson Community HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Clintwood13.9 miles
Lonesome Pine HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Big Stone Gap16.7 miles
Whitesburg Arh HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Whitesburg21.5 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
3
Specialist doctors
1
Dentists
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
11
Mental health providers
2
Physical and occupational therapists
1
Pharmacies
4
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 Tacoma
Grocery stores
Price Less1.2 mi
Food City1.5 mi
Libraries
UVA Wise Library4.8 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Lay's Hardware Center for the Arts1.3 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Wise County Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Coeburn PrimaryCoeburn
Pre-K–4
420
Public
0.9 mi
Coeburn MiddleCoeburn
5–8
304
Public
0.7 mi
Eastside HighCoeburn
9–12
418
Public
1.0 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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