Ewing, Virginia

Ewing, Virginia
Census-designated place
Buildings along Ewing's Dr. Thomas Walker Road in 2017
Buildings along Ewing's Dr. Thomas Walker Road in 2017
Location of Ewing, Virginia
Location of Ewing, Virginia
Coordinates: 36°38′27″N 83°25′55″W / 36.64083°N 83.43194°W / 36.64083; -83.43194
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyLee
Area
[1]
 • Total3.76 sq mi (9.75 km2)
 • Land3.76 sq mi (9.75 km2)
 • Water0.004 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
1,407 ft (429 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total439
 • Density117/sq mi (45.0/km2)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
24248
Area code276
FIPS code51-26384[3]
GNIS feature ID1466374[4]

Ewing is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County, Virginia. The population was 439 at the 2010 U.S. Census.[2] Ewing is one of the westernmost settlements in the Commonwealth of Virginia, before reaching the Cumberland Gap and the borders with Kentucky and Tennessee.

The Ewing post office was established in 1891.[5]

Ewing is home to Thomas Walker High School and the Lincoln Memorial University Veterinarian Teaching and Research Center.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Ewing CDP, Virginia". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "Lee County". Jim Forte Postal History. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved September 30, 2014.