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Welcome to Appalachia ...

The town of Appalachia is located in Wise County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Appalachia, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Appalachia has a population of 1,537 people<2> (see below for details).

Appalachia is 2,060 feet [628 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Appalachia lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Appalachia: 276

The ZIP code for Appalachia: 24216<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Appalachia had an population of 1,537 people. This is a decrease of 12.37% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.42% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Appalachia had a population of 1,754 people. This makes Appalachia the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Appalachia represents 0.02% of the total population of Virginia (which has 8,001,024 people), making it the state's 104th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,754 people, the population of Appalachia decreased 4.62% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,839 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Appalachia.

Communities Also Named Appalachia ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Appalachia - it's located in New Hampshire.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Appalachia.

Communities near Appalachia ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Appalachia.

  • Norton
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Norton have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton
    • Norton is located in Norton City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,985 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Norton <6>
  • Wise
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Cumberland
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cumberland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cumberland
    • Cumberland is located in Harlan County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,854 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cumberland <6>
  • Coeburn
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Whitesburg
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whitesburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
    • Whitesburg is located in Letcher County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,813 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesburg <6>
  • Pennington Gap
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Pound
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Lynch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Benham
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Benham have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benham
    • Benham is located in Harlan County (KY)
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 417 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Benham <6>
  • Dungannon
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Appalachia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Appalachia.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Appalachia. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Appalachia.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Appalachia. See our Newspapers Page for Appalachia.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Appalachia ...

Looking for more information about Appalachia? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Appalachia, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Appalachia.

Adding Appalachia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Appalachia in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Appalachia was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Appalachia post office opened in 1898.

We also found Appalachia on a map titled Rand McNally Map of Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Appalachia.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Appalachia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Wise County: www.wisecounty.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Wise, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Appalachia.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Appalachia - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Appalachia). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Appalachia or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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