Engagement at Falls Mills Historical Marker, 2009
Falls Mills’s story
154 years in pictures
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2009 and 5 maps from 1911 on.
- 1872Falls Mills is settled
Falls MillsVA
96 people live in this town, settled in 1872.
Population
96
Census survey, 2020–24
Median age
61.3
years
Jobs based here
88
Balanced
Settled
1872
154 years ago
Is Falls Mills a good place to live?
57% of residents live below the poverty line in Falls Mills, above both Virginia’s towns (7.7%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). No town among the 254 in Virginia we compare has a higher home-ownership rate than Falls Mills. Falls Mills’ trail network density is 1.2 miles per square mile, above both Virginia’s towns (0.7) and U.S. towns (0.4). Falls Mills has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
96 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Falls Mills.
Natural hazards
The FEMA risk score in Falls Mills is higher than in most of Virginia or the rest of the country
73risk score of 100
Expected losses in Falls Mills break down as 73% from inland flooding and 18% from cold waves. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid in 4 declared disasters, most recently in 2024.
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingCold waves
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
A typical July afternoon in Falls Mills is cooler than in the typical Virginia or U.S. town
35″snow a winter
The seasons in Falls Mills: chilly, snowy winters, pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 23° and about 35 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
Winter25–44°
Spring39–64°
Summer58–80°
Fall42–65°
Oct 22
typical first frost
Apr 21
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commute
For most of its workers, the job is outside Falls Mills
0%work in town
Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Falls Mills rose by 83, to 88. Half of commuters travel less than 29 miles. The top destinations are Bluefield (10%), Tazewell (6%) and Bluefield (6%).
Where working residents work
In Falls Mills0%
Bluefield10%
Tazewell6%
Bluefield6%
Princeton4%
29 mi
median commute distance
88
jobs based in Falls Mills
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Health
How healthy Falls Mills is
In Falls Mills, 20% of adults smoke cigarettes, and 21% report frequent mental distress. Only 2 of the 254 Virginia towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Falls Mills. The share of adults in Falls Mills who report frequent physical distress: 18%.
| Falls Mills | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 12% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 12% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 22% | 23% |
32 measures vs. Virginia
0 better10 too close to call22 worse
| What stands out | Falls Mills | VA |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.3% | 11.1% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.2% | 6.2% |
| More smokers | 20.3% | 12.2% |
Princeton Community Hospital Assn
12.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0%
conserved · 0 of 567 acres
1.1 mi
of trails · 1.2 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Falls Mills
15pages on Falls Mills
The big questions
Out and about
Getting set up
Moving to Falls Mills: who provides what
Falls Mills is unincorporated, so Tazewell County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerDominion Energy15.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet4 providers97% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesTazewell CountyTazewell 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 hereTazewell General RegistrarTazewell County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code2461324613 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.
After high school
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Falls Mills
Bluefield State UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Bluefield, WV3.8 mi$10,648 in-state tuitionBluefield UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Bluefield4.1 mi$26,770 tuition
About 0 of every 100 Falls Mills residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
About Falls Mills
Census-designated place in Virginia, United States
Falls Mills is an unincorporated community and census-designated place along Virginia State Route 102 in Tazewell County, Virginia, United States and is located at the mouth of the valley of Mud Fork creek. As of the 2020 census, Falls Mills had a population of 305. It is part of the Bluefield, WV-VA micropolitan area, which has a population of 107,578.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,858 ft
- ZIP code
- 24613
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