Tazewell County, Virginia
County seat: Tazewell · Population 38,635 (2025) · 519 sq mi
Tazewell County is the 48th most populous of Virginia's 133 counties, with 38,635 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Tazewell. It is part of the Cumberland Plateau Planning District Commission (PD 2) region, one of the 21 Planning District Commissions of Virginia. The map shows its 5 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Tazewell County facts
- County seat
- Tazewell
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 38,635 −4.5% since 2020
- Land area
- 519 sq mi 19th largest of 133
- Water area
- 1 sq mi
- Population density
- 75 per sq mi
- Established
- 1800
- Named after
- Henry Tazewell American politician (1753-1799)
- Largest city
- Richlands 5,051
- Median household income
- $47,313
- Cities and towns
- 5 plus 11 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 18
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 51185
Cities and towns in Tazewell County
Tazewell County has 5 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Tazewell County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richlands | Town | 5,051 | |
| Bluefield | Town | 4,839 | |
| Tazewell (county seat) | Town | 4,291 | |
| Cedar Bluff | Town | 1,003 | |
| Pocahontas | Town | 259 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Claypool Hill | 1,610 | |
| Raven | 1,185 | Russell County |
| Gratton | 841 | |
| Springville | 841 | |
| Boissevain | 830 | |
| Pounding Mill | 222 | |
| Abbs Valley | 124 | |
| Falls Mills | 96 | |
| Jewell Ridge | 45 | |
| Doran | 37 | |
| Amonate | 0 |
ZIP codes in Tazewell County
18 ZIP codes reach into Tazewell County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 24314 also Bland County
- 24316 also Smyth County
- 24377
- 24601
- 24602
- 24604
- 24605
- 24606
- 24609 also Russell County
- 24612
- 24613
- 24622 also Buchanan County
- 24630
- 24635
- 24637
- 24639 also Buchanan and Russell counties
- 24641
- 24651
Population of Tazewell County, 2020–2025
Tazewell County shrank by 1,803 people (−4.5%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 2,138 more deaths than births and a net gain of 337 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 40,407 |
| 2021 | 39,963 |
| 2022 | 39,638 |
| 2023 | 39,272 |
| 2024 | 38,986 |
| 2025 | 38,635 |
Neighboring counties
- Bland County east · 6,151 people
- McDowell County, West Virginia north · 16,878 people
- Smyth County south · 28,882 people
- Buchanan County west · 18,492 people
- Russell County southwest · 25,332 people
- Mercer County, West Virginia northeast · 57,503 people
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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