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Pocahontas is a tiny town of 234 people in Tazewell County, Virginia. It's about 34 miles from Beckley, WV and 148 miles from Charlotte, NC, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $39k and rent runs about $917 a month.
234people
$39kTypical home
$917/moRent
81° / 41°Summer / winter
38"Snow
210Sunny days
159Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 234
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 411 people per sq mi
- 148 mi to Charlotte, NC
- 34 mi to Beckley, WV
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $39k (≈$245/mo)
- Median rent $917/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 61°F)
- 210 sunny days a year (66 totally clear)
- 155 cloudy days a year
- 54 of 90 winter days are gray
- 159 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 15 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (183 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,110 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 23% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to BKW airport
- 114 mi to GSO (major hub)
- 35 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 2,654 ft
- 224 mi to the ocean
- 87 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 61 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of Virginia districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 34 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 46 mi to the nearest dog park
- 12 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Tazewell County: R+69 in 2024
- Virginia: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- High flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.