Pounding MillVA
A town of 222.
Is Pounding Mill a good place to live?
8% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Pounding Mill, below both Virginia’s towns (44%) and U.S. towns (29%). Of the 254 Virginia towns we compare, none has a higher median age than Pounding Mill. Pounding Mill’s trail density is 1.8 miles per square mile, where Virginia’s towns sit at 0.7 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Pounding Mill has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
222 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Pounding Mill: who provides what
Pounding Mill 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 Pounding Mill.
A larger share of households own their home in Pounding Mill than in most of Virginia or the rest of the country
100% of households own their home in Pounding Mill. Typical home values rose 5.8% in the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
With 0.5 jobs for every working resident, most of Pounding Mill’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Pounding Mill for work: only 1% work in town. Pounding Mill’s average trip to work is 36 minutes. Jobs based in Pounding Mill grew to 78 in 2023, 42 more than in 2013.
| Pounding Mill | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 27 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.1% | 7.7% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 4.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The FEMA risk score in Pounding Mill is higher than in the typical Virginia or U.S. town
The FEMA risk score in Pounding Mill is 73 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Pounding Mill has four seasons and pleasant summers
Pounding Mill has chilly winters and pleasant summers. Only 6 of the 254 Virginia towns we compare have a lower July high than Pounding Mill.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Pounding Mill is
Pounding Mill beats the Virginia average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 16. 19% of Pounding Mill adults report frequent physical distress. Among 254 Virginia towns, just 4 have a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Pounding Mill.
| Pounding Mill | Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 12% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 33% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 11% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 12% | 14% |
| What stands out | Pounding Mill | VA |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.8% | 76.8% |
| More adults with COPD | 12% | 6.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
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Everything we know about Pounding Mill
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Pounding Mill
About 0 of every 100 Pounding Mill residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Virginia.
99% of working residents leave Pounding Mill for work
Where Pounding Mill’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Pounding Mill
Census-designated place in Virginia, United States
Pounding Mill is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Tazewell County, Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, Pounding Mill had a population of 367. Maiden Spring was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
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- Area
- 2.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,231 ft
- ZIP code
- 24637
Questions about Pounding Mill
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pounding Mill, VA a good place to live?
Pounding Mill has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.