Wytheville, Virginia
Wytheville, Virginia | |
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Main Street in Wytheville | |
Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 36°56′52″N 81°05′13″W / 36.94778°N 81.08694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Wythe |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Beth A. Taylor |
| Area | |
| 14.58 sq mi (37.77 km2) | |
| • Land | 14.49 sq mi (37.53 km2) |
| • Water | 0.09 sq mi (0.24 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,287 ft (697 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| 8,265 | |
• Estimate (2022) | 8,177 |
| • Density | 570.4/sq mi (211.07/km2) |
| • Metro | 28,290 |
| U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census | |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 24382 |
| Area code | 276 |
| FIPS code | 51-88000 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1498537 |
| Website | wytheville |
Wytheville (/ˈwɪθvɪl/ WITH-vil) is a town in and the county seat of Wythe County, Virginia, United States. It is named after George Wythe, a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and mentor to Thomas Jefferson. Wytheville's population was 8,264 at the 2020 census. Interstate Highways 77 and 81 were constructed to intersect at the town.
During the American Civil War, Wytheville had a strategic importance. It was attacked in 1863 (Toland's Raid) and 1865 (Stoneman's 1865 Raid). The town is the birthplace of Edith Bolling Wilson, second wife of President Woodrow Wilson.