Welcome to Clinchco ...

The town of Clinchco is located in Dickenson County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clinchco, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1917.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Clinchco has a population of 294 people<2> (see below for details).

Clinchco is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Clinchco: (276)

The ZIP code for Clinchco: 24226<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Clinchco had an population of 294 people. This is a decrease of 12.76% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 30.66% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clinchco had a population of 337 people. This makes Clinchco the county's 3rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 337 people, the population of Clinchco decreased 20.52% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 424 people).

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

Communities near Clinchco ...

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

• Wise
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
  • Wise is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,885 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wise <5>
• Jenkins
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins
  • Jenkins is located in Letcher County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,895 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkins <5>
• Coeburn
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coeburn
  • Coeburn is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,835 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coeburn <5>
• Clintwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clintwood
  • Clintwood is located in Dickenson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,264 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clintwood <5>
• Pound
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pound
  • Pound is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 917 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pound <5>
• Grundy
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grundy
  • Grundy is located in Buchanan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 883 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grundy <5>
• Elkhorn City
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elkhorn City have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn City
  • Elkhorn City is located in Pike County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 874 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elkhorn City <5>
• Saint Paul
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Paul have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Paul
  • Saint Paul is located in Wise County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 847 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Paul <5>
• Fleming - Neon
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fleming - Neon have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fleming - Neon
  • Fleming - Neon is located in Letcher County (KY)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 610 people
• Haysi
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Haysi have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysi
  • Haysi is located in Dickenson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 460 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Haysi <5>

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 Clinchco. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clinchco.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Clinchco. 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 Clinchco.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clinchco ...

Looking for more information about Clinchco? 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 Clinchco, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Clinchco.

Adding Clinchco to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clinchco 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 Clinchco was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Clinchco post office opened in 1917.

We also found Clinchco on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Virginia (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clinchco.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Dickenson County: www.dickensonctyva.com/

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