Dunbar Virginia Map

About Dunbar, Virginia

Dunbar is a locality in Wise County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 79. The population density is 1326.2 people per km². Dunbar is located at 36.9740°N, 82.7471°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 24216.

Dunbar occupies a quiet corner of the landscape where the Potcamp Fork carves a narrow, persistent path through the earth. It lies 40.4 miles northwest of Bristol, VA (from Bristol, VA: bearing 310°T), and is situated 6.4 miles north of Big Stone Gap. The air here holds a crisp, terrestrial weight, untempered by any distant maritime influence, settling instead into the cool, shadowed creases of Craiger Hollow. Only three miles away, the surface of Back Creek Lake reflects the sky in a muted, glassy stillness, providing a steady anchor for the local horizon. Four miles to the perimeter, the vast, verdant expanse of Jefferson National Forest exerts a gravitational pull on the local atmosphere, its dense canopy tempering the light that filters down into the valley. The Appalachian Mountains remain a distant, indigo suggestion against the far edge of the sky, serving as a silent boundary to the wider world beyond these immediate ridges.

Dunbar persists as a place where the rhythm of the day is dictated by the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons and the enduring legacy of the land’s original contours. The local economy remains tethered to the quiet industriousness of the interior, drawing its character from generations who have worked the soil and navigated the specific, rugged demands of the regional terrain. Life in Dunbar moves with an understated autonomy, defined by the practicalities of a region that values its isolation and the deep, uncomplicated connection between its residents and the surrounding forest tracts. When the evening sun retreats behind the heights, the shadows lengthen with an intentionality that seems to acknowledge the long history of those who have settled this particular stretch of the valley, leaving the quietude of the dark to settle over the hills like a familiar cloak.

About This Dunbar Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Dunbar, Virginia. Coordinates: 36.973986, -82.747105. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Dunbar includes the ZIP code (24216), telephone area code (276), county seat of Wise County (Wise), and school district assignment (Wise County Public Schools).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.