Tazewell Virginia Map

About Tazewell, Virginia

Tazewell is a locality in Tazewell County, Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,486. The population density is 252.2 people per km². Tazewell is located at 37.1289°N, 81.5066°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Tazewell is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 24651.

Tazewell occupies a rugged fold of earth where the light at dusk bruises the horizon into deep, indigo shades of violet and charcoal. It lies 51.5 miles northeast of Bristol, VA (from Bristol, VA: bearing 46°T), and is situated 1.3 miles south-southeast of North Tazewell. The landscape defines itself through the persistent, serpentine movement of the Clinch River, which carves a path through the limestone bedrock only a mile from the center of activity. While the distant, blue-hued peaks of the Appalachian Mountains frame the far reaches of the horizon, the immediate terrain consists of steep, verdant slopes and narrow, shadowed hollows that dictate the pace of movement and the orientation of every street. Residents often find respite in the quiet, manicured lawns of Lincolnshire Park, a two-mile retreat that offers a sharp contrast to the dense, wilder woodland that clings to the higher elevations of the Clinch Valley.

Tazewell carries the weight of a long, industrial inheritance, having grown from the extraction of subterranean wealth that once defined the regional economy. The memory of coal remains etched into the local identity, visible in the heavy, weathered architecture and the utilitarian remnants that dot the outskirts, including the Bishop Prep Plant Slurry Impoundment six miles to the north. Today, the economy has shifted toward a more deliberate, quiet endurance, favoring small-scale commerce and a social rhythm tethered to the changing seasons rather than the frantic pulse of global markets. Life in Tazewell moves with a measured, intentional gravity, where the morning mist clings to the valley floor until the sun finally crests the ridge, illuminating the limestone foundations that have anchored the settlement since its inception.

About This Tazewell Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Tazewell, Virginia. Coordinates: 37.128938, -81.506555. 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 Tazewell includes the ZIP code (24651), telephone area code (276), county seat of Tazewell County (Tazewell), and school district assignment (Tazewell 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.