Abbs ValleyVA
A town of 124, settled in 1848.
Is Abbs Valley a good place to live?
Abbs Valley’s trail density is 2.4 miles per square mile, above both the Virginia town median (0.7) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Abbs Valley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
124 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Abbs Valley: who provides what
Abbs Valley is unincorporated, so Tazewell County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 30, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Abbs Valley.
With only 0.0 jobs per working resident, most people in Abbs Valley work out of town
The top destinations are Tazewell (11%), Bluefield (6%) and Bluefield (4%). The median commute is under 25 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The FEMA risk score in Abbs Valley is higher than in most of Virginia or the rest of the country
FEMA puts 73% of Abbs Valley’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 18% to cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Abbs Valley, a typical July afternoon runs cooler than in the typical Virginia or U.S. town
Abbs Valley has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 81°, January nights drop to 23° and about 35 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Abbs Valley is
For adults in Abbs Valley, the share who sleep under 7 hours is 41%. This Virginia town beats the Virginia average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 23. Of the 254 Virginia towns we compare, none has a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Abbs Valley. Two figures for adults in the town: 23% smoke cigarettes, 19% have diabetes.
| Abbs Valley | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 17% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 12% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Abbs Valley | VA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.1% | 76.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 14% | 6.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
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Everything we know about Abbs Valley
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Abbs Valley
About 0 of every 100 Abbs Valley residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
100% of working residents leave Abbs Valley for work
Where Abbs Valley’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Abbs Valley
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Abbs Valley, VA a good place to live?
Abbs Valley has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.