Horn Virginia Map

About Horn, Virginia

Horn is a locality in Buchanan County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 912. Horn is located at 37.1957°N, 81.8901°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 24639.

Horn occupies a quiet expanse of land where the persistent, clear current of the Clifton Fork carves its way through the earth, defining the very contours of the terrain. It lies 44.6 miles north-northeast of Bristol, VA (from Bristol, VA: bearing 22°T), and is situated 8.9 miles northwest of Richlands. The landscape surrounding Horn is marked by the deep, shadowed creases of Osborne Hollow, which catch the morning light and hold it in a cool, silvered suspension long after the sun has ascended. Verdant expanses of woodland provide a dark, textured backdrop to the fields, while the distant, hazy blue silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains frame the horizon in a permanent, stoic posture. The air here carries the scent of damp soil and ancient growth, a stillness that feels less like an absence of movement and more like a deliberate, measured pause in the turn of the seasons.

Industry in Horn has long been tethered to the slow, steady extraction of the earth’s own reserves, a legacy that dictates the rhythm of the workdays and the modest architecture of the dwellings. While the vast, sprawling tracts of Panther State Forest lie to the west, the local economy remains focused on the practicalities of the interior, favoring a life of grounded consistency over the frantic pace of the larger corridors. Residents often seek their recreation further afield, perhaps venturing toward the quiet waters of Lake Berwind or gathering for community events at the Unknown Ball Park, where the grass is kept short and the fences are weathered by the seasons. The character of Horn is defined by this unassuming endurance, a place where the passage of time is measured not by grand events, but by the way the light shifts across the valley floor as the afternoon wanes into a soft, monochromatic dusk.

About This Horn Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Horn, Virginia. Coordinates: 37.195668, -81.890121. 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 Horn includes the ZIP code (24639), telephone area code (276), county seat of Buchanan County (Grundy), and school district assignment.

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.