Pound Virginia Map

About Pound, Virginia

Pound is a locality in Wise County, Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 877. The population density is 130.0 people per km². Pound is located at 37.1237°N, 82.6013°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Pound is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 24279.

Pound emerges from the earth as a rugged intersection of steep inclines and narrow, shadowed passages where the Pound River carves a persistent path through the limestone bedrock. It lies 43.0 miles north-northwest of Bristol, VA (from Bristol, VA: bearing 328°T), and is situated 9.1 miles north of Stephens. The landscape is defined by the sharp, dramatic verticality of Killen Hollow and the dense, verdant canopy of the Jefferson National Forest, which looms just a mile from the center of Pound. Sunlight here behaves with a peculiar, fleeting intensity, catching the mica in the soil before slipping behind the ridges to leave the valley in a cool, bruised violet long before the official sunset. Two miles away, the North Fork of Pound Lake holds the sky in its dark, still surface, acting as a quiet reservoir for the runoff that feeds the basin.

Coal has long dictated the temperament of the region, leaving behind a legacy of industry that persists in the weathered, sturdy architecture of the storefronts and the rhythmic, heavy movement of trucks along the winding roads. While the echoes of the extraction economy remain, the character of the place is increasingly shaped by those who seek the solitude of the Pine Mountain Trail, a route that winds through the high ground 6 miles away and offers a vantage point over the immense, folded expanse of the Appalachian Mountains on the distant horizon. The local pace is deliberate, marked by the sound of water moving over stone and the slow shift of seasons against the timber-rich slopes. Life here adheres to a private, internal clock, where the weight of the terrain forces a certain humility upon its inhabitants, grounding them in the stubborn, unyielding reality of the Appalachian earth.

About This Pound Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pound, Virginia. Coordinates: 37.123715, -82.601267. 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 Pound includes the ZIP code (24279), 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.