Town guide

Tacoma, Virginia

Tacoma is a community in Wise County, Virginia, home to about 131 people across 0.5 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 24230.

Homes sold for a median of $123 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.

Population131279 per sq mi
Median home value$106,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$123Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking18%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Tacoma

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Tacoma

Distances

Nearest major airportMcGhee Tyson Airport (TYS)116 miles away
Closer regional airportTri-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.

Who represents Tacoma

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

Wise County population, 1900 to 20201900: 19,653, 1910: 34,162, 1920: 46,500, 1930: 51,167, 1940: 52,458, 1950: 56,336, 1960: 43,579, 1970: 35,947, 1980: 43,863, 1990: 39,573, 2000: 40,123, 2010: 41,452, 2020: 36,13020K’00’1047K’20’3052K’40’5044K’60’7044K’80’9040K’00’1036K’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 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.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near TacomaJan: high 43°F, low 25°F, 4.3 in; Feb: high 47°F, low 27°F, 4.4 in; Mar: high 55°F, low 34°F, 4.7 in; Apr: high 66°F, low 43°F, 4.8 in; May: high 72°F, low 51°F, 4.6 in; Jun: high 78°F, low 58°F, 4.9 in; Jul: high 81°F, low 61°F, 5.8 in; Aug: high 80°F, low 60°F, 4.1 in; Sep: high 76°F, low 54°F, 3.6 in; Oct: high 66°F, low 44°F, 2.9 in; Nov: high 55°F, low 34°F, 3.3 in; Dec: high 46°F, low 29°F, 4.4 in43°25°Jan4.347°27°Feb4.455°34°Mar4.766°43°Apr4.872°51°May4.678°58°Jun4.981°61°Jul5.880°60°Aug4.176°54°Sep3.666°44°Oct2.955°34°Nov3.346°29°Dec4.4Rain and melted snow, inches

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:

Largest industries in Wise CountyRetail trade: 1,846 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,492 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 1,085 jobs; Administrative and support: 792 jobs; Construction: 294 jobs; Professional services: 250 jobs; Mining, oil and gas: 238 jobs; Other services: 234 jobsRetail trade 25% Health care and social assistance 20% Hotels and restaurants 15% Administrative and support 11% Construction 4% Professional services 3% Mining, oil and gas 3% Other services 3%

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 doctors3
Specialist doctors1
Dentists1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants11
Mental health providers2
Physical and occupational therapists1
Pharmacies4

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.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

Schools in Tacoma

Public schools here are run by Wise County Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (3)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Coeburn PrimaryCoeburnPre-K–4420Public0.9 mi
Coeburn MiddleCoeburn5–8304Public0.7 mi
Eastside HighCoeburn9–12418Public1.0 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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Shares ZIP codes with Coeburn and Riverview.

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