Fort Chiswell, Virginia

Submit your own pictures of this place and show them to the world

  • OSM Map
  • General Map
  • Google Map
  • MSN Map
Population in 2010: 939.
Population change since 2000: +3.1%
Males: 479  (51.0%)
Females: 460  (49.0%)
Median resident age:

49.5 years
Virginia median age:

39.0 years

Zip codes: 24360, 24382.

Fort Chiswell Zip Code Map
Estimated median household income in 2022: $68,601 (it was $37,273 in 2000)
Fort Chiswell:

$68,601
VA:

$85,873

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $36,343 (it was $15,614 in 2000)

Fort Chiswell CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $212,123 (it was $89,300 in 2000)
Fort Chiswell:

$212,123
VA:

$365,700

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $259,807; detached houses: $309,792; mobile homes: $102,791
March 2022 cost of living index in Fort Chiswell: 83.0 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 4.9%

Compare current foreclosures near Fort Chiswell, VA:

Check out more offers near Fort Chiswell, VA.
Powered by Foreclosure.com
Settings
X
Data:
Loading data...
Based on 2000-2022 data
Loading data...

123
Hide US histogram
Recent articles from our blog. Our writers, many of them Ph.D. graduates or candidates, create easy-to-read articles on a wide variety of topics.
Fort Chiswell, VA forum
Recent posts about Fort Chiswell, Virginia on our local forum with over 2,400,000 registered users. Fort Chiswell is mentioned 13 times on our forum:
Considering moving to South West or Central Area  (2 replies)
Need help with a mountain town to retire to  (15 replies)
Abingdon to Roanoke...  (1 reply)
Move to Bland Co, Tazewell, Giles or Wythe asap!  (4 replies)
READ if you are asking about where to live in VA  (207 replies)
Northern Va. Traffic Nightmare !  (19 replies)

Latest news from Fort Chiswell, VA collected exclusively by city-data.com from local newspapers, TV, and radio stations

Ancestries: American (28.3%), German (20.4%), English (20.1%), European (11.2%), Scottish (4.1%), Irish (3.3%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 1960 feet

Land area: 12.1 square miles.

Population density: 78 people per square mile   (very low).

Fort Chiswell, Virginia map

14 residents are foreign born

This place:

1.5%
Virginia:

8.1%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
Fort Chiswell CDP:

0.6% ($538)
Virginia:

1.0% ($1,143)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Roanoke, VA (59.0 miles , pop. 94,911).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (86.3 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (378.2 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities:

Max Meadows, VA (1.4 miles ),
Ivanhoe, VA (2.7 miles ),
Wytheville, VA (2.8 miles ),
Fairview, VA (3.3 miles ),
Allisonia, VA (3.4 miles),
Draper, VA (3.4 miles ),
Pulaski, VA (3.4 miles ),
Hiwassee, VA (3.6 miles )

Latitude: 36.94 N, Longitude: 80.94 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 276

Distribution of median household income in Fort Chiswell, VA in 2022
Distribution of house value in Fort Chiswell, VA in 2022
Fort Chiswell satellite photo by USGS
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

2.7%
Virginia:

2.7%
Most common industries in Fort Chiswell, VA (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Health care (15.8%)
  • Construction (8.7%)
  • Finance & insurance (7.3%)
  • Metal & metal products (6.4%)
  • Apparel (6.2%)
  • Truck transportation (5.2%)
  • Educational services (5.0%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Construction (12.6%)
  • Metal & metal products (8.4%)
  • Apparel (7.4%)
  • Truck transportation (7.1%)
  • Transportation equipment (6.8%)
  • Educational services (6.5%)
  • Public administration (4.2%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Health care (31.1%)
  • Finance & insurance (12.4%)
  • Accommodation & food services (5.2%)
  • Apparel (4.9%)
  • Clothing & accessories, including shoe, stores (4.9%)
  • Social assistance (4.5%)
  • Construction (4.1%)
Most common occupations in Fort Chiswell, VA (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (8.2%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (5.4%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (5.0%)
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (4.9%)
  • Cashiers (4.3%)
  • Retail sales workers, except cashiers (4.2%)
  • Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (4.2%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (10.0%)
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (9.4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.4%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (6.8%)
  • Cashiers (5.8%)
  • Retail sales workers, except cashiers (5.8%)
  • Textile, apparel, and furnishings workers (4.9%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Other office and administrative support workers, including supervisors (10.5%)
  • Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (7.1%)
  • Other healthcare support occupations (6.4%)
  • Other production occupations, including supervisors (6.0%)
  • Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5.2%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (4.9%)
  • Financial clerks, except bookkeeping, accounting and auditing clerks (4.9%)

Average climate in Fort Chiswell, Virginia

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

Fort Chiswell, Virginia average temperatures Fort Chiswell, Virginia average precipitation Fort Chiswell, Virginia humidity Fort Chiswell, Virginia wind speed Fort Chiswell, Virginia snowfall Fort Chiswell, Virginia sunshine Fort Chiswell, Virginia clear and cloudy days
Air pollution and air quality trends
(lower is better)
AQI Ozone
Air Quality Index

Air Quality Index (AQI) level in 2022 was 47.4. This is significantly better than average.

City:

47.4
U.S.:

72.6
Ozone Level

Ozone [ppb] level in 2022 was 29.0. This is about average. Closest monitor was 17.7 miles away from the city center.

City:

29.0
U.S.:

33.3

Tornado activity:

Fort Chiswell-area historical tornado activity is significantly below Virginia state average. It is 69% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/4/1974, a category F3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 46.1 miles away from the Fort Chiswell place center killed one person and injured 4 people and caused between $50,000 and $500,000 in damages.

On 8/21/1977, a category F2 (max. wind speeds 113-157 mph) tornado 27.1 miles away from the place center caused between $5000 and $50,000 in damages.

Earthquake activity:

Fort Chiswell-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above Virginia state average. It is 12% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 178.0 miles away from the city center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 33.5 miles away from Fort Chiswell center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 186.3 miles away from the city center
On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 56.9 miles away from the city center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB) earthquake occurred 59.0 miles away from the city center
On 6/29/1996 at 19:30:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 58.2 miles away from the city center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Wythe County (12) is smaller than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 8
Emergencies Declared: 4

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 5, Storms: 3, Winter Storms: 3, Hurricanes: 2, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Ice Storm: 1, Mudslide: 1, Snowfall: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Fort Chiswell topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near Fort Chiswell:

  • WYTHEVILLE HOSPITAL CORPORATION (Hospital, about 8 miles away; WYTHEVILLE, VA)
  • BMA - WYTHEVILLE (Dialysis Facility, about 8 miles away; WYTHEVILLE, VA)
  • AMEDISYS HOME HEALTH OF WYTHEVILLE (Home Health Center, about 8 miles away; WYTHEVILLE, VA)
  • ASBURY CENTER - BIRDMO(CLOSED) (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; WYTHEVILLE, VA)
  • ASBURY CENTER AT BIRDMONT (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; WYTHEVILLE, VA)
  • CARRINGTON PLACE AT WYTHEVILLE - BIRDMONT CENTER (Nursing Home, about 8 miles away; WYTHEVILLE, VA)
  • HOSPICE OF SOUTHWEST VA (Hospital, about 9 miles away; WYTHEVILLE, VA)

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Fort Chiswell:

  • Wytheville Community College (about 8 miles; Wytheville, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,193)
  • New River Community College (about 18 miles; Dublin, VA; FT enrollment: 3,007)
  • Radford University (about 26 miles; Radford, VA; FT enrollment: 9,426)
  • Concord University (about 34 miles; Athens, WV; FT enrollment: 2,698)
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (about 35 miles; Blacksburg, VA; FT enrollment: 30,984)
  • Surry Community College (about 41 miles; Dobson, NC; FT enrollment: 2,686)
  • Roanoke College (about 55 miles; Salem, VA; FT enrollment: 2,316)

Public high school in Fort Chiswell:

Public elementary/middle schools in Fort Chiswell:

See full list of schools located in Fort Chiswell

Points of interest:

Click to draw/clear place borders

Shopping Center: Factory Merchants Mall Shopping Center (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Church in Fort Chiswell: Mount Vale Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Cemetery: James McGavock Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map

Streams, rivers, and creeks: Poletown Branch (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Wythe County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level greater than 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Highest Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.4 people
Virginia:

2.5 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

70.2%
Whole state:

67.0%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

4.9%
Whole state:

5.7%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.0% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.5% of all households
6 people in college dormitories (includes college quarters off campus) in 2000

For population 15 years and over in Fort Chiswell:

Marital status in Fort Chiswell, VA
  • Never married: 14.4%
  • Now married: 75.4%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 0.0%
  • Divorced: 10.2%

For population 25 years and over in Fort Chiswell:

  • High school or higher: 99.6%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 15.3%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.0%
  • Unemployed: 5.1%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.8 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

5.9
Virginia average:

12.1

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Fort Chiswell, VA (based on Wythe County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant7,79458
Mainline Protestant5,92556
Other5482
Catholic2991
Black Protestant1191
None14,550-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 6
Wythe County:

2.10 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:

2.03 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1
Wythe County:

0.35 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:

0.17 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 5
Wythe County:

1.75 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:

1.43 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 34
Wythe County:

11.92 / 10,000 pop.
State:

4.03 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 25
Here:

8.76 / 10,000 pop.
Virginia:

7.65 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Here:

9.8%
State:

9.3%
Adult obesity rate:
Wythe County:

27.1%
Virginia:

26.7%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Here:

19.0%
Virginia:

18.6%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
This city:

56.2%
Virginia:

50.6%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
This city:

55.1%
Virginia:

48.6%

Average BMI:
Fort Chiswell:

31.1
Virginia:

28.6

People feeling badly about themselves:
Here:

22.4%
Virginia:

20.2%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Here:

14.4%
State:

10.5%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Here:

6.8
Virginia:

6.8

Overweight people:
Fort Chiswell:

48.4%
Virginia:

33.5%

General health condition:
Here:

52.8%
State:

57.4%

Average condition of hearing:
Here:

75.5%
Virginia:

80.5%

More about Health and Nutrition of Fort Chiswell, VA Residents

Strongest AM radio stations in Fort Chiswell:

  • WYVE (1280 AM; 2 kW; WYTHEVILLE, VA; Owner: THREE RIVERS MEDIA CORPORATION)
  • WKNV (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FAIRLAWN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WPAQ (740 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: RALPH D. EPPERSON)
  • WFNR (710 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WPIN (810 AM; daytime; 4 kW; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: DUBLIN RADIO)
  • WWWJ (1360 AM; 5 kW; GALAX, VA; Owner: TWIN COUNTY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WBDY (1190 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WSYD (1300 AM; 10 kW; MOUNT AIRY, NC; Owner: GRANITE CITY BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WRAD (1460 AM; 5 kW; RADFORD, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
  • WNRV (990 AM; 5 kW; NARROWS-PEARISBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WHKY (1290 AM; 50 kW; HICKORY, NC; Owner: LONG COMMUNICATIONS, LLC.)
  • WBLB (1340 AM; 1 kW; PULASKI, VA; Owner: WBLB, INC)

Strongest FM radio stations in Fort Chiswell:

  • WPIN-FM (91.5 FM; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WPSK-FM (107.1 FM; PULASKI, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
  • WBRF (98.1 FM; GALAX, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE RADIO, INC.)
  • WVTR (91.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
  • WHAJ (104.5 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WHKX (106.3 FM; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WKOY-FM (100.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WPIB (91.1 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WSTG (95.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMEV-FM (93.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WXLK (92.3 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WSLQ (99.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WSLC-FM (94.9 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
  • WVTF (89.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
  • WOLD-FM (102.5 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: EMERALD SOUND, INC.)
  • WROV-FM (96.3 FM; MARTINSVILLE, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
  • W267AN (101.3 FM; WILKESBORO, NC; Owner: TRIAD FAMILY NETWORK, INC.)
  • WFNR-FM (100.7 FM; CHRISTIANSBURG, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
  • WTQR (104.1 FM; WINSTON-SALEM, NC; Owner: CLEAR CHANNEL BROADCASTING LICENSES, INC.)

TV broadcast stations around Fort Chiswell:

  • WKPZ-LP (Channel 3; WYTHEVILLE, ETC., VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • Fort Chiswell, Virginia
  • Fatal accident count25
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents43
  • Fatal accidents involving drunk persons:2
  • Fatalities27
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents58
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents4
  • Virginia average
  • Fatal accident count12502
  • Vehicles involved in fatal accidents18563
  • Fatal accidents involving drunk persons4097
  • Fatalities13570
  • Persons involved in fatal accidents26964
  • Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents1756
See more detailed statistics of Fort Chiswell fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2021 here
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 35Number of bridges
  • 328ft / 100mTotal length
  • $2,138,000Total costs
  • 565,959Total average daily traffic
  • 144,443Total average daily truck traffic
New bridges in Fort Chiswell, VA - historical statistics
  • New bridges - historical statistics
  • 31930-1939
  • 11950-1959
  • 141960-1969
  • 101970-1979
  • 31980-1989
  • 11990-1999
  • 12000-2009
  • 22020-2022
See full National Bridge Inventory statistics for Fort Chiswell, VA

FCC Registered Antenna Towers:

10 (See the full list of FCC Registered Antenna Towers in Fort Chiswell)

FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers:

1
  • Water Tank West Of Picpac Market In (Lat: 36.923889 Lon: -80.948611), Type: Tower, Structure height: 18.3 m, Overall height: 24.4 m, Call Sign: WQFY592,
    Assigned Frequencies: 155.160 MHz, Grant Date: 11/07/2006, Expiration Date: 05/06/2007, Cancellation Date: 03/30/2007, Certifier: Todd Branscome, Registrant: Two Way Radio, Incorporated, Wytheville, VA 24382, Phone: (276) 620-4389, Fax: (413) 653-2013, Email:


Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Fort Chiswell, VA
  • 72.1%Electricity
  • 12.9%Bottled, tank, or LP gas
  • 5.9%Fuel oil, kerosene, etc.
  • 4.8%Wood
  • 4.4%Utility gas
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Fort Chiswell, VA
  • 100.0%Electricity


Fort Chiswell compared to Virginia state average:

  • Median house value below state average.
  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Median age above state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
  • House age below state average.
  • Number of college students below state average.
  • Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
Cost of Living Calculator