East Stone GapVA
The town was settled in 1892 and has 683 residents today.
Is East Stone Gap a good place to live?
97% of households live in a home they own in East Stone Gap, above both the Virginia town median (68%) and the median of U.S. towns (73%). East Stone Gap has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
683 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to East Stone Gap: who provides what
East Stone Gap is unincorporated, so Wise 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 East Stone Gap.
Most of East Stone Gap’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.0 jobs for each of them
For half of commuters, work is under 12 miles away. The top destinations are Big Stone Gap (17%), Wise (16%) and Norton (10%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Compared with most of Virginia and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in East Stone Gap is higher
FEMA puts 75% of East Stone Gap’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 15% to cold waves. Federal disaster aid has reached households in East Stone Gap once, in 2003. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
East Stone Gap has four seasons and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 84°; in January, nights fall to 25°, and about 9 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults in East Stone Gap have been diagnosed with depression than in the typical Virginia or U.S. town
The share of adults in East Stone Gap who have obesity: 41%. In East Stone Gap, 20% of adults report frequent mental distress, and 41% have high blood pressure.
| East Stone Gap | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 12% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 33% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | East Stone Gap | VA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 19.2% | 11.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.7% | 6.2% |
| More smokers | 18% | 12.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about East Stone Gap
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of East Stone Gap
About 12 of every 100 East Stone Gap residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
100% of working residents leave East Stone Gap for work
Where East Stone Gap’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About East Stone Gap
Census-designated place in Virginia, United States
East Stone Gap is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Wise County, Virginia, United States. East Stone Gap is an eastern suburb of Big Stone Gap; U.S. Route 23 separates the two settlements. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census, with a population of 537. East Stone Gap has a post office, with ZIP code 24246.
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- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,539 ft
- ZIP code
- 24246
Questions about East Stone Gap
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is East Stone Gap, VA a good place to live?
East Stone Gap has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.