Tazewell, Virginia

Tazewell
Town of Tazewell, Virginia
Downtown, 2012
Downtown, 2012
Official seal of Tazewell
Tazewell is located in Virginia
Tazewell
Tazewell
Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia
Tazewell is located in the United States
Tazewell
Tazewell
Tazewell (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°7′37″N 81°31′10″W / 37.12694°N 81.51944°W / 37.12694; -81.51944
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyTazewell
Incorporated1800
Government
 • MayorMichael F Hoops
Area
 • Total
6.95 sq mi (18.00 km2)
 • Land6.87 sq mi (17.79 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2)
Elevation2,503 ft (763 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
4,486
 • Density645.47/sq mi (232.81/km2)
 U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Population Estimates
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
24608, 24651
Area code276
FIPS code51-77792[3]
GNIS feature ID1498543[2]
Websitewww.townoftazewell.org

Tazewell (/tæz.wɛl/) is a town in Tazewell County, Virginia, United States. The population was 4,627 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Bluefield, WV-VA micropolitan area, which has a population of 107,578. It is the county seat of Tazewell County.[4]

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tazewell, Virginia
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference GR2 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.