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Wise County, Virginia
Wise County is a coalfield market in far southwest Virginia where the decline of mining has shifted the economy toward the University of Virginia's College at Wise, regional health care and reclaimed mine land industrial sites along the US 23 corridor. Data center and energy projects on former mine benches are the diversification story, while steep terrain, scarce flat ground and the independent city of Norton sitting inside the county shape where anything can actually be built.
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Wise County at a glance
- 34,824Population (2025)
- WiseCounty seat
- 403 sq miLand area
- 86 / sq miDensity
- $50,740Median household income
- $116,500Median home value
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- City Boundaries: 6
- School Boundaries: 1
- Zoning: 19
- HUD: 12
- Soils: 190
- Wetlands: 5
Cities and towns in Wise County
Appalachia, Big Stone Gap, Coeburn, Pound, St. Paul, Wise.