EwingVA
A town of 365, settled in 1891.
Is Ewing a good place to live?
Ewing’s median age is 57.9 years, above both Virginia’s towns (38.5 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Among 138 Virginia towns, just 3 have a lower typical home value than Ewing. Ewing has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
365 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Ewing: who provides what
Ewing is unincorporated, so Lee 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 Ewing.
Ewing’s typical home value is about $133K
The typical Ewing home is worth about $133,000, up 6.1% in a year, 68% below the Virginia typical home.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most of Ewing’s workers commute out: the town has 0.3 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Ewing for work: only 1% work in town. At 18 minutes, Ewing’s average trip to work is below both the Virginia town median (27 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). 15% of Ewing residents live below the poverty line.
| Ewing | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1% | 4.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Compared with most of Virginia and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Ewing is higher
Ewing’s FEMA risk score is 76 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Ewing
Ewing has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. The July high in Ewing is 85°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults in Ewing report frequent physical distress than in the typical Virginia or U.S. town
19% of adults report frequent physical distress in Ewing. Ewing beats the Virginia average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 17. 27% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Ewing.
| Ewing | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 11% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 12% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 33% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Ewing | VA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81.5% | 76.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.8% | 6.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Ewing | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.0 miles per square mile | 0.7 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.9% | 4.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Thomas Walker Civic Park | — | 8 |
| 2. Cumberland Gap National Historical Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Ewing
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Ewing
About 14 of every 100 Ewing residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
99% of working residents leave Ewing for work
Where Ewing’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Ewing
Census-designated place in Lee County, Virginia
Ewing is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lee County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Ewing had a population of 381. Ewing is one of the westernmost settlements in the Commonwealth of Virginia, before reaching the Cumberland Gap and the borders with Kentucky and Tennessee. It is part of a small portion of Virginia that is closer to 9 state capitals than Richmond. The Ewing post office was established in 1891. Ewing is home to Thomas Walker High School and the Lincoln Memorial University Veterinarian Teaching and Research Center.
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- Area
- 3.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 1,407 ft
- ZIP code
- 24248
Questions about Ewing
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ewing, VA a good place to live?
Ewing has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.