Population & age
- Total population
- 765
- Median age
- 42.6
Pocahontas, VA (24635)
Tazewell County · Population 765
Fresh.Data current as of Apr 24, 2026
Pocahontas, VA (ZIP 24635) sits in Tazewell County. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: Obesity comes in above the national average at 44.7%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 4 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $15,923. Local establishments report average pay of $16,360 per worker (Census ZBP) — below the US average. BLS QCEW reports average annual pay of $44,784 per worker, roughly 32% below the US average. FEMA has issued 25 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1976 — a high-frequency exposure profile. County Health Rankings reports 15,250 years of potential life lost per 100,000 (2025) — well above the national county median. Fast-food restaurants outnumber grocery stores roughly 4-to-1 per capita (USDA Food Environment Atlas) — a "food swamp" pattern often linked to higher diet-related disease prevalence. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Mercer County, WV (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Both healthcare access and on-paper school density skew lighter than national norms; what shows up here is a snapshot, not a verdict — neighborhood-level texture matters at this scale. Notable: median household income $39,028, fair market rent of $910 for a two-bedroom, and a 33.5% poverty rate (well above the ~12% US average). Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
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Demographics
Race & ethnicity
- White
- 81.6%
- Black
- 13.6%
- Asian
- 0.0%
- Hispanic / Latino
- 2.1%
- Other / multi-racial
- 4.8%
Income & housing
- Median household income
- $39,028
- Median home value
- $49,300
Education
- Bachelor's degree or higher (age 25+)
- 5.2%
Employment
- Unemployment rate
- 6.7%
Housing
- Owner-occupied
- 102(76.7%)
- Renter-occupied
- 31(23.3%)
- Vacant units
- 192
- Built (median)
- 1958
Commute
- Public transit
- 0(0.0%)
- Work from home
- 0(0.0%)
- Avg commute
- 22.1 min
Economic wellbeing
- Below poverty line
- 78(33.5%)
- Uninsured
- 0(0.0%)
Digital access
- Broadband access
- 103(77.4%)
- No broadband
- 30(22.6%)
Language & nativity
- Foreign-born
- 4(0.5%)
- Non-English at home
- 8(1.1%)
Fair Market Rent
Fresh.HUD SAFMR · May 1, 2026Studio
$730
/month
1 Bed
$730
/month
2 Bed
$910
/month
3 Bed
$1,100
/month
4 Bed
$1,260
/month
HUD Fair Market Rents represent the 40th percentile of standard-quality rental housing in this area. FY2026 data.
New housing construction
New housing units permitted
4
Across 4 permitted buildings. Total construction value: $1.0M.
Single-family
4
100% of total units
Multifamily (2+ unit)
0
0% of total units
Single-family value
$1.0M
construction value
Multifamily value
$0
construction value
Based on county-level data (2024).
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Building Permits Survey (census.gov/construction/bps). Public domain. BPS reports annual residential building permits from local permit-issuing jurisdictions, aggregated to county. A permit reflects intent to build, not a completed unit — actual construction lags by 6-24 months for multifamily projects.
Business & employment
Business establishments
7
Total employment
25
Annual payroll
$409K
Average annual pay
$16,360
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Business Patterns (census.gov). Public domain. ZBP covers establishments with paid employees; Census suppresses employment and payroll values when fewer employers operate in a ZIP than would protect their confidentiality.
Employment & wages
Average annual pay
$44,784
Average weekly wage
$861
Total employment
13,713
Total establishments
1,000
That is roughly 32% below the US national average of $65,470 per worker.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages (bls.gov/cew). Public domain. QCEW is derived from state unemployment-insurance filings and covers ~95% of US jobs. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches; small-employer cells are suppressed by BLS to protect employer confidentiality.
Unemployment
Unemployment rate
4.2%
That is 0.2 percentage points above the US national unemployment rate of about 4.0%.
Labor force
14,863
Employed
14,242
Unemployed
621
Based on Tazewell County, VA data (2024).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Local Area Unemployment Statistics (bls.gov/lau). Public domain. LAUS publishes monthly and annual labor-force estimates for every US county. Figures are county-level totals assigned to ZIPs whose primary county matches.
Alternative-fuel stations
Public EV charging stations
1
Limited EV charging
A small number of public charging stations — viable for EV ownership with home charging, but minimal redundancy.
Level 2 ports
1
AC charging — workplace, retail, home
DC Fast ports
0
Highway-class fast charging
Charging networks
- OpConnect
Active public stations only. Snapshot taken 2026; AFDC's underlying registry refreshes continuously as stations open and close.
Source: U.S. Department of Energy via NREL (afdc.energy.gov). Per-ZIP counts of active public alternative-fuel stations (electric, hydrogen, propane, CNG, biodiesel, E85, LNG, renewable diesel) and EV charging-port totals.
Public libraries
Public-library outlets
1
Single library outlet
One public-library outlet serves this ZIP — typical of suburban and small-town areas. Card holders also have full access to the rest of the system's branches.
Buildings
1
1 branch
Avg hours / week
24
across outlets in this ZIP
Avg square feet
1,450
per outlet
Outlets in this ZIP
- 1.Tazewell County Public Library Pocahontas Branch
Public libraries provide free WiFi, computer access, children's programming, job-seeking resources, and meeting space — community infrastructure beyond books. FY2023 outlet inventory from the federal Public Libraries Survey.
Source: Institute of Museum and Library Services (imls.gov). Per-ZIP counts of active public-library outlets — central buildings, branches, and bookmobiles — operated by federally reporting library systems.
Federal Disaster Declarations
Federally Declared Disasters
25
Date Range
1976–2026
Most Recent Declaration
SEVERE WINTER STORM
Winter Storm — declared January 23, 2026 (DR-3631)
Incident period: January 22, 2026 – January 27, 2026
Top Incident Types
- Severe Storm10 (40%)
- Snowstorm5 (20%)
- Hurricane3 (12%)
- Tropical Storm2 (8%)
- Biological2 (8%)
- Other3 (12%)
Individual Assistance
7
Direct help to disaster survivors
Households Program
5
Housing & temporary lodging support
Public Assistance
22
Repair of public facilities & roads
Hazard Mitigation
12
Funding to reduce future disaster risk
FEMA declares disasters at the county level; counts here include every federally declared disaster touching any county that overlaps this ZIP. Statewide declarations and pre-1964 records without county granularity are excluded. Program flags reflect which FEMA assistance categories were activated (Individual Assistance, Households, Public Assistance, Hazard Mitigation). Source: fema.gov/openfema. Public domain.
Climate
30-year averages (1991-2020) from the nearest GHCN-D weather station. Temperature and precipitation values reflect typical annual conditions, not any single year.
Avg. temperature
51.5°F
40.4° – 62.5°
Annual precipitation
45.4"
Annual snowfall
39.7"
Heating · cooling days
5,436.7 · 529
Annual base 65°F
Nearest station: BLUEFIELD, WV US, 7.6 miles from the centroid of Pocahontas, VA (ZIP 24635)
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, 1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals (ncei.noaa.gov). Public domain.
Community health profile
Years of potential life lost (per 100K)
15,250
That is roughly 7,050 years per 100,000 above the national county median (~8,200).
Premature death is the headline composite outcome CHR reports — age-adjusted, all-cause, before age 75.
Fair or poor health
20%
of adults self-report
Poor physical health days
5.1
avg per adult per month
Poor mental health days
6.5
avg per adult per month
Uninsured
8.0%
of residents under 65
Primary care MDs
48
per 100,000 residents
Preventable hospital stays
3,498
per 100K Medicare enrollees
Food environment (0-10)
7.0
10 = best access & security
Exercise access
71%
residents near a facility
Flu vaccinated
38%
of Medicare enrollees
Low birth weight (under 2,500 g) accounts for 10.0% of live births in this county — an early-life health input that downstream outcomes track against.
Based on Tazewell data (2025 CHR release).
Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps, University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute (countyhealthrankings.org). Annual release. Underlying source datasets vary by measure (CDC BRFSS, NCHS Vital Statistics, AHA, USDA Food Environment Atlas, and others). Figures are county-level and assigned to every ZIP whose primary county matches.
Food access
Food access status
Moderate food access challenges
19.3% of Tazewell County, VA residents live more than 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural) from the nearest supermarket.
Grocery stores
0.17
per 1,000 residents
Supercenters & clubs
0.10
per 1,000 residents
SNAP-authorized stores
1.49
accepting food benefits
Fast-food restaurants
0.77
per 1,000 residents
Among low-income residents, 8.3% are low-access — those without a supermarket within 1 mile (urban) or 10 miles (rural).
Per-1,000 figures show how many of each store type exist in Tazewell County, VA for every 1,000 residents. Higher grocery and supercenter density usually means easier access to fresh food; higher convenience-store-only density (with low grocery rate) often signals a food swamp.
Source: USDA Economic Research Service, Food Environment Atlas (ers.usda.gov). County-level metrics fanned to ZIP via the primary county in the Census ZCTA-county relationship file. Variable years differ per family (stores ~2020, low-access ~2019).
Safety
FBI publishes crime data at the county level. Numbers below cover the primary county that contains this ZIP. Rates are per 100,000 residents in the area covered by reporting agencies.
Violent crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 38 reports
Property crime rate
—
per 100K residents · 253 reports
Homicide
0
Robbery
1
Burglary
41
Vehicle theft
30
County-level data for Tazewell (2024)
Source: U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Uniform Crime Reporting Program (cde.ucr.cjis.gov). Public domain. Coverage varies by reporting agency; areas with partial agency coverage may understate true crime totals.
Who’s moving in and out
Net migration (2022-2023)
▲+55 people
−27 households • −$2.2M net AGI flow
Moved in
943households
1,725 people • $44.9M AGI
Moved out
970households
1,670 people • $47.1M AGI
Where new residents came from
- Mercer County, WV — 123 households
- Buchanan County, VA — 66 households
- Russell County, VA — 61 households
- McDowell County, WV — 26 households
- Washington County, VA — 21 households
Where departing residents went
- Mercer County, WV — 122 households
- Russell County, VA — 66 households
- Buchanan County, VA — 59 households
- Washington County, VA — 33 households
Incoming households reported an average AGI of $47,666 versus departing households' $48,575.
Source: U.S. Internal Revenue Service, Statistics of Income, Migration Data (irs.gov). Public domain. Migration is measured by year-over-year changes in the address on individual tax returns; figures are county-level totals attributed to ZIPs whose primary county matches. Foreign migration contributes to inflow/outflow totals but does not appear in the top-county lists. Small flows are suppressed by IRS to protect taxpayer confidentiality.
Taxes & benefits in Virginia
State-level rules that apply to every resident of ZIP 24635. Numbers reflect the most recent published year per source.
Tax rates
Income tax
5.75%
graduated · 4 brackets
Sales tax (combined)
5.77%
State 5.30% · avg local 0.47%
Property tax (effective)
0.77%
Median $2,505/year
Tax burden rank
35 of 50
10.90% of personal income
For ZIP 24635: Applied to this ZIP's typical home value of $49,300, that works out to roughly $379/year in property tax.
Paid family leave
Program
Virginia PFML
Mandatory (state-run insurance) · benefits begin 2028/2029
Max weeks/year
12
Parental
12wk
Max weekly benefit
$1,507
Replacement: 80% AWW · job protection
Safety net
SNAP eligibility
200% FPL
Broad-Based Categorical Eligibility (raises gross income limit above federal 130% floor). No asset test.
Sources: Tax Foundation (state tax rates & brackets), Bipartisan Policy Center (paid family leave), USDA FNS (SNAP categorical eligibility).
Other ZIPs near 24635
Nearby ZIPs by distance
24738 (1.6 mi) · 24715 (Bramwell, 2.1 mi) · 24724 (Bramwell, 2.7 mi) · 24606 (Boissevain, 2.7 mi) · 24613 (Falls Mills, 3 mi) · 24861 (Maybeury, 3.4 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
Data sources used on this page
All data on this page is sourced from federal government datasets · Not AI-generated · Methodology
Health profile
Crude prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES, derived from BRFSS small-area modeling. Population-level figures only.
Obesity
44.7%
11.7pp above the 33.0% national rate.
High Blood Pressure
41.8%
9.8pp above the 32.0% national rate.
Depression
25.6%
3.6pp above the 22.0% national rate.
Annual Checkup
75.2%
Tracks close to the 76.0% national rate.
Health Insurance
13.9%
Tracks close to the 13.0% national rate.
Diabetes
15.0%
4.0pp above the 11.0% national rate.
Colleges & universities nearby
Colleges in this area
4
Median in-state tuition
$15,923
Median earnings (10 yr)
$41,559
- 2-Year
Southwest Virginia Community College
Cedar Bluff, VA · 24609
- In-state tuition
- $5,075
- Out-of-state tuition
- $11,513
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- 45.0%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $34,221
- Median student debt
- —
- 4-Year
Bluefield University
Bluefield, VA · 24605
- In-state tuition
- $26,770
- Out-of-state tuition
- $26,770
- Acceptance rate
- 59.3%
- Graduation rate
- 22.3%
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- $48,896
- Median student debt
- $21,855
- 4-Year
Appalachian School of Law
Grundy, VA · 24614
- In-state tuition
- —
- Out-of-state tuition
- —
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- —
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- —
- Median student debt
- —
- 4-Year
Appalachian College of Pharmacy
Oakwood, VA · 24631
- In-state tuition
- —
- Out-of-state tuition
- —
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Graduation rate
- —
- Median earnings (10 yr)
- —
- Median student debt
- —
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (collegescorecard.ed.gov). Public domain data. Earnings figures reflect median earnings 10 years after entry for federally-aided students.
What these numbers say together
Pocahontas, VA (ZIP 24635) sits in Tazewell County. The page draws on 1 federal data feed retrieved Apr 24. Top health signal: Obesity comes in above the national average at 44.7%. No NCES schools are mapped to this ZIP in the current dataset. 4 colleges and universities serve the area, with median in-state tuition of $15,923. Local establishments report average pay of $16,360 per worker (Census ZBP) — below the US average. BLS QCEW reports average annual pay of $44,784 per worker, roughly 32% below the US average. FEMA has issued 25 federal disaster declarations affecting this ZIP since 1976 — a high-frequency exposure profile. County Health Rankings reports 15,250 years of potential life lost per 100,000 (2025) — well above the national county median. Fast-food restaurants outnumber grocery stores roughly 4-to-1 per capita (USDA Food Environment Atlas) — a "food swamp" pattern often linked to higher diet-related disease prevalence. New residents arriving here predominantly come from Mercer County, WV (IRS SOI Migration, 2022-2023). Both healthcare access and on-paper school density skew lighter than national norms; what shows up here is a snapshot, not a verdict — neighborhood-level texture matters at this scale. Notable: median household income $39,028, fair market rent of $910 for a two-bedroom, and a 33.5% poverty rate (well above the ~12% US average). Every figure on this page links to its underlying federal dataset with a retrieval date so you can audit the freshness yourself.
The two domains pull in different directions. Healthcare access reads strong, but the on-paper school count is on the lighter side — that’s less a quality signal and more a density one. Households here often look at districts a few ZIPs over for school choice while keeping their providers local.
- With fair market rent at $910/month (HUD SAFMR) and median household income at $39,028 (Census ACS), housing costs represent approximately 28% of income.
- Lower median household income ($39,028, Census ACS) sits alongside an above-average 44.7% obesity rate (CDC PLACES) — a pattern that correlates with reduced healthcare access in lower-income areas.
One concrete reading worth keeping: Depression prevalence sits higher the national rate at 25.6%. Each figure on this page links to the original federal dataset with its retrieval date — this synthesis is a reading, not a substitute for the underlying records.
Frequently Asked Questions — ZIP 24635
What is the obesity rate in ZIP 24635?
44.7%, which is 11.7 percentage points above the national average of 33.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the depression rate in ZIP 24635?
25.6%, which is 3.6 percentage points above the national average of 22.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the high blood pressure rate in ZIP 24635?
41.8%, which is 9.8 percentage points above the national average of 32.0% (CDC PLACES, retrieved Apr 24, 2026).
What is the population of ZIP 24635?
765 people live in ZIP 24635, with a median age of 42.6 (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the median household income in ZIP 24635?
$39,028 per year (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
Is ZIP 24635 mostly renters or homeowners?
In ZIP 24635, 76.7% of occupied housing units are owner-occupied and 23.3% are renter-occupied (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How do people commute in ZIP 24635?
In ZIP 24635, 0.0% of workers work from home. Public transit is used by 0.0% of commuters (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What is the poverty rate in ZIP 24635?
33.5% of the population in ZIP 24635 lives below the federal poverty line (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
What percentage of households in ZIP 24635 have broadband internet?
77.4% of households in ZIP 24635 have broadband internet access (Census ACS 5-Year 2022, retrieved Apr 30, 2026).
How many businesses are in ZIP 24635?
As of 2022, 7 business establishments operated in ZIP 24635 employing 25 workers (Census ZIP Business Patterns, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the average salary in ZIP 24635?
The average annual pay across all local establishments in ZIP 24635 is $16,360, based on Census ZIP Business Patterns 2022 data (retrieved May 3, 2026).
How vulnerable is ZIP 24635 to disasters and public health emergencies?
According to the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (2022), ZIP 24635 ranks in the 62th percentile nationally for social vulnerability — a high vulnerability profile (retrieved May 3, 2026).
What is the biggest vulnerability factor in ZIP 24635?
Housing Type & Transportation is the highest-scoring CDC SVI theme for ZIP 24635, ranking in the 80th percentile nationally (CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022, retrieved May 3, 2026).
How many federally declared disasters has ZIP 24635 experienced?
FEMA has recorded 25 federal disaster declarations affecting ZIP 24635 between 1976–2026 (FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What kinds of disasters most often hit ZIP 24635?
Severe Storm is the most common federally declared disaster type affecting ZIP 24635, accounting for 10 of 25 declarations (40%, FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What was the most recent disaster declared for ZIP 24635?
The most recent FEMA disaster declaration affecting ZIP 24635 was "SEVERE WINTER STORM" — a winter storm declared in 2026 (DR-3631) (FEMA OpenFEMA, retrieved May 3, 2026).
What colleges are near ZIP 24635?
4 colleges and universities are listed near ZIP 24635 by the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, including Southwest Virginia Community College, Bluefield University, and Appalachian School Of Law (retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the average tuition at colleges near ZIP 24635?
Median in-state tuition across 4 nearby institutions is $15,923 (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What do graduates earn from colleges near ZIP 24635?
Graduates of nearby colleges earn a median of $41,559 ten years after entry (College Scorecard, retrieved May 2, 2026).
What is the climate like in ZIP 24635?
ZIP 24635 has an average annual temperature of 51.5°F and 45.4" of annual precipitation based on the BLUEFIELD, WV US weather station 7.6 miles from the ZIP centroid (NOAA 1991–2020 Climate Normals, retrieved May 8, 2026).
What taxes apply in ZIP 24635?
Virginia has a graduated income tax with a top rate of 5.75%. Combined sales tax: 5.77% (Tax Foundation 2025).
Does Virginia have paid family leave?
Virginia has enacted a paid family leave program with benefits beginning 2028/2029 but it is not yet active (Bipartisan Policy Center 2026).
What data is available for ZIP 24635?
This page covers health outcomes from CDC PLACES (40 metrics), demographics from the Census ACS 5-Year (2022), colleges from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (4 institutions), local business & employment from Census ZIP Business Patterns (2022), social vulnerability scores from the CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022), federal disaster declarations from FEMA OpenFEMA (25 on record), climate normals from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020), county-level crime data from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024), and state-level tax rates from the Tax Foundation. Data is refreshed on Mubboo's standard schedule.
How current is this data?
Health data retrieved Apr 24, 2026 from CDC PLACES. Demographics retrieved Apr 30, 2026 from Census ACS 5-Year (2022). College data retrieved May 2, 2026 from U.S. Dept of Education College Scorecard. Business & employment retrieved May 3, 2026 from Census ZBP (2022). Social vulnerability scores retrieved May 3, 2026 from CDC/ATSDR SVI (2022). Federal disaster declarations retrieved May 3, 2026 from FEMA OpenFEMA (25 on record). Climate normals retrieved May 8, 2026 from NOAA NCEI (1991-2020). County-level crime data retrieved May 4, 2026 from the FBI Crime Data Explorer (2024). State-level tax rates retrieved 2026-05-05 15:58:22.284+00 from the Tax Foundation.
Other ZIPs near 24635
Nearby ZIPs by distance
24738 (1.6 mi) · 24715 (Bramwell, 2.1 mi) · 24724 (Bramwell, 2.7 mi) · 24606 (Boissevain, 2.7 mi) · 24613 (Falls Mills, 3 mi) · 24861 (Maybeury, 3.4 mi)
Compare ZIP-level stats — population, schools, housing, climate — across nearby areas. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ZCTA basemap.
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Social Vulnerability Index
Overall SVI
62nd percentile
High Vulnerability
Based on 1 census tract, population 613
Vulnerability Themes
Households Without Vehicle
16
Limited English Speakers
1
Persons with Disability
92
Without HS Diploma
86
Without Health Insurance
24
Adults Age 65+
116
The Social Vulnerability Index uses U.S. Census data to identify communities most at risk during public health emergencies and natural disasters. Higher percentiles indicate greater vulnerability. Tract-level scores are aggregated to this ZCTA via Census 2020 ZCTA→Tract crosswalk, weighted by land-area share. Source: atsdr.cdc.gov. Public domain.