Appalachia, Virginia Zip Code, Radio Stations, Crime Rate, Weather Forecast, Area Code

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Population (year 2000): 1,839. Estimated population in July 2006: 1,761 (-4.2% change)
 
Males: 854   (46.4%)
Females: 985   (53.6%)

Wise County

Median resident age:   37.0 years
Virginia median age:   35.7 years

Zip codes: 24216 .

Estimated median household income in 2005: $21,200 (it was $20,405 in 2000)
Appalachia   $21,200
Virginia:   $54,240

Estimated median house/condo value in 2005: $48,600 (it was $40,800 in 2000)
Appalachia   $48,600
Virginia:   $212,300

Appalachia, VA residents, houses, and apartments details

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Races in Appalachia:

  • White Non-Hispanic (93.3%)
  • Black (4.6%)
  • Hispanic (1.2%)
  • American Indian (0.6%)


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Ancestries: United States (18.5%), Irish (12.8%), English (11.6%), German (7.4%), Scotch-Irish (3.8%), Dutch (2.6%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Incorporated in 1906

Elevation: 1651 feet

Land area: 2.31 square miles.

Population density: 767 people per square mile 
 
 (low).


Appalachia

For population 25 years and over in Appalachia

  • High school or higher: 63.2%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 9.2%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.4%
  • Unemployed: 10.4%
  • Mean travel time to work: 23.4 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Appalachia town

  • Never married: 23.3%
  • Now married: 50.9%
  • Separated: 3.7%
  • Widowed: 11.9%
  • Divorced: 10.2%

17 residents are foreign born

This town:   0.9%
Virginia:   8.1%


According to our research there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Appalachia, Virginia in early 2007.
The ratio of number of residents in Appalachia to the number of sex offenders is 590 to 1.
The number of registered sex offenders compared to the number of residents in this town is near the state average.

Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:

Appalachia:   0.8% ($311)
Virginia:   0.9% ($1,143)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Johnson City, TN (48.6 miles , pop. 55,469).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Lexington-Fayette, KY (140.8 miles , pop. 260,512).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Chicago, IL (479.1 miles , pop. 2,896,016).

Nearest cities: Big Stone Gap, VA (2.8 miles ), Keokee, VA (9.1 miles ), Eolia, KY (9.7 miles ), Lynch, KY (9.9 miles ), Norton, VA (11.2 miles ), Benham, KY (12.3 miles ), Duffield, VA (12.9 miles) , Dryden, VA (14.2 miles ).


Single-family new house construction building permits:
  • 1996: 0 buildings
  • 1997: 0 buildings
  • 1998: 0 buildings
  • 1999: 0 buildings
  • 2000: 0 buildings
  • 2001: 0 buildings
  • 2002: 1 building, cost: $40,000
  • 2003: 1 building, cost: $50,000
  • 2004: 1 building, cost: $50,000
  • 2005: 1 building, cost: $125,000
  • 2006: 0 buildings

Number of permits per 10,000 residents


Average cost (in 1000s)


Latitude: 36.91 N, Longitude: 82.79 W


Area code: 276


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Population change in the 1990s: -220 (-10.7%).

Most common industries for males:

  • Public administration (14%)
  • Mining (13%)
  • Food and beverage stores (8%)
  • Wood products (7%)
  • Construction (7%)
  • Accommodation and food services (5%)
  • Truck transportation (4%)


Most common industries for females:

  • Health care (29%)
  • Educational services (18%)
  • Accommodation and food services (10%)
  • Food and beverage stores (7%)
  • Public administration (5%)
  • Finance and insurance (4%)
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)


Most common occupations for males

  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (10%)
  • Law enforcement workers including supervisors (7%)
  • Laborers and material movers, hand (7%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
  • Extraction workers (5%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Material recording, scheduling, dispatching, and distributing workers (4%)


Most common occupations for females

  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary and middle school teachers (7%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (7%)
  • Nursing, psychiatric, and home health aides (7%)
  • Registered nurses (6%)
  • Other sales and related workers including supervisors (5%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5%)
  • Cashiers (4%)


 

Crime in Appalachia by Year

Type 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Murders 0 0 0 0 0 1
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 55.9
Rapes 0 1 1 2 0 1
    per 100,000 0.0 52.8 56.0 112.8 0.0 55.9
Robberies 0 0 0 0 0 1
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 55.9
Assaults 7 6 14 10 0 8
    per 100,000 374.9 316.6 783.4 564.0 0.0 447.2
Burglaries 8 9 1 0 0 7
    per 100,000 428.5 474.9 56.0 0.0 0.0 391.3
Thefts 20 25 26 35 34 56
    per 100,000 1071.2 1319.3 1455.0 1974.1 1888.9 3130.2
Auto thefts 3 0 1 3 2 6
    per 100,000 160.7 0.0 56.0 169.2 111.1 335.4
Arson 0 0 2 0 0 2
    per 100,000 0.0 0.0 111.9 0.0 0.0 111.8
usaelectionpolls.com crime index (higher means more crime, U.S. average = 239.8) 160.7 191.6 268.0 295.5 84.4 442.1

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Full-time Law Enforcement Employees in 2006: 5 (5 officers).
Officers per 1,000 residents here:   2.83
US city average:   3.00

Average climate in Appalachia, Virginia

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

 

Appalachia-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Virginia state average. It is 75% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 3/5/1955, a category 2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 28.1 miles away from the Appalachia town center injured 6 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 5/18/1995, a category 2 tornado 32.7 miles away from the town center caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.


Hospitals/medical centers near Appalachia:
  • WELMONT LONESOME PINE HOSPITAL (about 10 miles; BIG STONE GAP, VA)
  • NORTON COMMUNITY HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; NORTON, VA)
  • ST MARYS HOSPITAL (about 11 miles; NORTON, VA)

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Appalachia:
  • TRI-CITIES RGNL TN/VA (about 41 miles; BRISTOL/JOHNSON/KINGSPORT, TN; ID: TRI)
  • TRI-STATE/MILTON J. FERGUSON FIELD (about 102 miles; HUNTINGTON, WV; ID: HTS)
  • ASHEVILLE REGIONAL (about 103 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; ID: AVL)
Other public-use airports nearest to Appalachia:
  • LONESOME PINE (about 20 miles; WISE, VA; ID: LNP)
  • HAWKINS COUNTY (about 33 miles; ROGERSVILLE, TN; ID: RVN)
  • LEE COUNTY (about 35 miles; JONESVILLE, VA; ID: 0VG)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Appalachia:
  • NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 39 miles; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Full-time enrollment: 2,729)
  • EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY (about 54 miles; JOHNSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 9,498)
  • WALTERS STATE COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; MORRISTOWN, TN; FT enrollment: 3,893)
  • SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 70 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; FT enrollment: 2,412)
  • CARSON-NEWMAN COLLEGE (about 73 miles; JEFFERSON CITY, TN; FT enrollment: 2,073)
  • APPALACHIAN STATE UNIVERSITY (about 88 miles; BOONE, NC; FT enrollment: 12,245)
  • UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE (about 90 miles; ASHEVILLE, NC; FT enrollment: 2,759)
Public high school in Appalachia:
  • APPALACHIA HIGH (Students: 244; Location: 205 LEE ST; Grades: 08 - 12)
Public elementary/middle school in Appalachia:
  • APPALACHIA ELEM. (Students: 407; Location: 3965 KENT JUNCTION ROAD; Grades: PK - 07)

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Churches in Appalachia include: First Baptist Church (A) , First Presbyterian Church (B)

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Pounding Mill Creek (A) , Callahan Creek (B) , Bens Branch (C)

 
Drinking water stations with addresses in Appalachia that have no violations reported:
  • APPALACHIA, TOWN OF (Address: P.O. Box 112, Population served: 3280, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)

Average household size:
This town:   2.3 people
Virginia:   2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This town:   65.2%
Whole state:   68.5%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This town:   3.3%
Whole state:   4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.1% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.1% of all households

Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   29.6%
Whole state:   9.6%

Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
This town:   12.9%
Whole state:   4.3%

Appalachia compared to Virginia state average:

  • Median household income significantly below state average.
  • Median house value significantly below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage above state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in above state average.
  • House age above state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
Banks with branches in Appalachia (2007 data):
  • Miners Exchange Bank: Appalachia Branch at 102 Main Street, branch established on 1995-12-13. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $83.1 mil, Deposits: $74.3 mil, headquarters in Coeburn, VA, positive income, 6 total offices


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School Enrollment by Level of School



2004 Presidential Election results in Wise County Virginia:



Most commonly used house heating fuel:

4.56% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($34,980 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   4.56%
Virginia average:   11.06%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
from Norton city, VA  0.59% ($40,274 average AGI)
from Dickenson County, VA  0.53% ($25,492)
from Russell County, VA  0.28% ($45,147)

4.97% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($30,547 average adjusted gross income)

Here:   4.97%
Virginia average:   10.78%

10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.

Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
to Norton city, VA  0.54% ($24,896 average AGI)
to Dickenson County, VA  0.38% ($29,128)
to Russell County, VA  0.37% ($29,000)

Strongest AM radio stations in Appalachia:
  • WLSD (1220 AM; 1 kW; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WNVA (1350 AM; 5 kW; NORTON, VA; Owner: RADIO-WISE, INC.)
  • WTCW (920 AM; 4 kW; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)
  • WGOC (640 AM; 10 kW; BLOUNTVILLE, TN; Owner: CITADEL BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WEZC (1480 AM; daytime; 5 kW; NEON, KY; Owner: JESUS COMMUNICATION ILNC.)
  • WPWT (870 AM; daytime; 10 kW; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: INFORMATION COMMUNICATIONS CORP.)
  • WZAP (690 AM; 10 kW; BRISTOL, VA; Owner: RAM COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WHGG (1090 AM; daytime; 10 kW; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUCATIONAL COMMUNICATIO)
  • WKVL (850 AM; daytime; 50 kW; KNOXVILLE, TN; Owner: HORNE RADIO, LLC)
  • WFGW (1010 AM; 50 kW; BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC; Owner: BLUE RIDGE BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WDUF (1120 AM; daytime; 1 kW; DUFFIELD, VA; Owner: DUFFIELD BROADCASTING COMPANY)
  • WSWV (1570 AM; 2 kW; PENNINGTON GAP, VA; Owner: IBS COMMUNICATIONS, L.L.C.)
  • WLSI (900 AM; 5 kW; PIKEVILLE, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)

Strongest FM radio stations in Appalachia:
  • WAXM (93.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • W223AA (92.5 FM; BIG STONE GAP, VA; Owner: VALLEY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WSEH (102.7 FM; CUMBERLAND, KY; Owner: CUMBERLAND CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WIFX-FM (94.3 FM; JENKINS, KY; Owner: LETCHER COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC)
  • WXKQ-FM (103.9 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: T.C.W. BROADCASTING , INC.)
  • WMMT (88.7 FM; WHITESBURG, KY; Owner: APPALSHOP, INCORPORATED)
  • WTFM (98.5 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WDXC (102.3 FM; POUND, VA; Owner: WDXC RADIO, INC.)
  • WNVA-FM (106.3 FM; NORTON, VA; Owner: RADIO WISE, INC.)
  • WRZK (95.9 FM; COLONIAL HEIGHTS, TN; Owner: MURRAY COMMUNICATIONS)
  • WSGS (101.1 FM; HAZARD, KY; Owner: MOUNTAIN BROADCASTING SERVICE, INC.)
  • WISE-FM (90.5 FM; WISE, VA; Owner: UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA'S COLLEGE AT WISE)
  • WHCB (91.5 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: APPALACHIAN EDUC. COMMUNICATION CORP)
  • WPJO (99.3 FM; ELIZABETHTON, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WPKE-FM (103.1 FM; COAL RUN, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
  • WETS-FM (89.5 FM; JOHNSON CITY, TN; Owner: EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY)
  • WXBQ-FM (96.9 FM; BRISTOL, TN; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
  • WCSK (90.3 FM; KINGSPORT, TN; Owner: KINGSPORT CITY SCHOOLS BD. OF EDUC .)
  • WZQQ (97.9 FM; HYDEN, KY; Owner: LESLIE COUNTY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WJDT (106.5 FM; ROGERSVILLE, TN; Owner: C & S BROADCASTING)

TV broadcast stations around Appalachia:
  • W24BT (Channel 24; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • WYMT-TV (Channel 57; HAZARD, KY; Owner: WYMT LICENSEE CORP.)
  • WAPM-CA (Channel 9; LYNCH/BENHAM, KY; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WSBN-TV (Channel 47; NORTON, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE PUBLIC TELEVISION, INC.)
  • W31BU (Channel 31; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W53BQ (Channel 53; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)
  • W69ED (Channel 69; TALBERT, KY; Owner: MS COMMUNICATIONS, LLC)

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