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Welcome to Tazewell County ...

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

The community of Tazewell is the Seat for Tazewell County.

Tazewell County was founded in 1800.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Tazewell had a population of 40,595 people. This is a decrease of 10.02% since the last Census (which gave a population of 45,117 people in 2010).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Tazewell represented 0.56% of the total population of Virginia.

Below are some of the communities located in Tazewell County:

  • Bluefield
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Bluff
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Pocahontas
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
  • Richlands
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Tazewell
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Tazewell is located in Tazewell County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tazewell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,113 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tazewell <2>

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Footnotes ...

<1>On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census.
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