Austinville, Virginia, 2011
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1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
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AustinvilleVA
A town.
Photo: Idawriter · CC BY-SA 3.0
Typical home
$160K
+7.3% in a year
Land area
0 sq mi
Is Austinville a good place to live?
Only 9 of the 138 Virginia towns we compare have a lower typical home value than Austinville. Shot Tower and Maj. David Graham House is on the National Register of Historic Places. We don’t grade Austinville yet; the figures below are still real.
Getting set up
Moving to Austinville: who provides what
Austinville is unincorporated, so Wythe County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerAppalachian Power17.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet4 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesWythe CountyWythe County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn Virginia you can register online until 11 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 11 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereWythe General RegistrarWythe County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code2431224312 100%Census 2020
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 Austinville.
Housing
Homes in Austinville are worth about $160K, by Zillow’s estimate
Typical home values rose 7.3% in the year to September 2026.
$160KZillow home value
Typical home value
Austinville$160K
Virginia$412K
+7.3%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Climate
Austinville: four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 24° on a January night to 84° on a July afternoon, with about 18 inches of snow a winter.
18″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter26–46°
Spring40–65°
Summer59–82°
Fall42–67°
Oct 18
typical first frost
Apr 25
typical last frost
+1.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
A larger share of adults smoke cigarettes in Austinville than in most of Virginia or the rest of the country
13% of Austinville adults have diabetes. Austinville: 32% of adults get no exercise outside work, above both Virginia’s towns (23%) and U.S. towns (25%). Among 254 Virginia towns, just 9 have a higher share of adults who report frequent mental distress than Austinville.
| Austinville | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 12% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 12% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 17% | 19% |
32 measures vs. Virginia
0 better13 too close to call19 worse
| What stands out | Austinville | VA |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 22.1% | 12.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.6% | 6.2% |
| More uninsured adults | 13% | 8.7% |
Wythe County Community Hospital
12.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
Open space protected for good: 3.7% of Austinville
Austinville has one park or preserve, 3 acres in all.
3.7%conserved
3.7%
conserved · 3 of 72 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. New River Trail State Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazards
The biggest natural risk in Austinville is inland flooding, at a moderate overall level
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Austinville than in 53% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 44% come from inland flooding and 40% from cold waves. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2024.
47risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold wavesStrong wind
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Austinville
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The big questions
Out and about
The story
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Austinville
About Austinville
Census-designated place in Virginia, United States
Austinville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) on the New River in southern Wythe County, Virginia, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 119. New River Trail State Park runs through Austinville, and Shot Tower Historical State Park is located nearby. The town is the birthplace of Stephen F. Austin, for whose family it is named. The ZIP code (mail delivery region) for Austinville extends south into neighboring Carroll County. Austinville is built on the location of Lead Mines, the seat of the former Fincastle County.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,133 ft
- ZIP code
- 24312
- Area code
- 276
Questions about Austinville
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Austinville, VA a good place to live?
We don’t grade Austinville yet; the figures below are still real. A town.
What is Austinville, VA known for?
Austinville has 1 place on the National Register of Historic Places. 2 notable people were born here, including Robert Porterfield and Emily Austin Perry.