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SpringvilleVA

Home to 841 people, the town was settled in 1852.

Is Springville a good place to live?

No town among the 254 in Virginia we compare has a lower midsummer high than Springville. Springville’s trail density is 1.3 miles per square mile, where Virginia’s towns sit at 0.7 and U.S. towns at 0.4. Springville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

A shrinking town

Springville has shrunk 24% from 2010 to 2020

1,371 counted in 2010 and 1,043 in 2020.

1,3712010
1,0432020

U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts

Getting set up

Moving to Springville: who provides what

Springville is unincorporated, so Tazewell County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerDominion Energy15.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet4 providers92% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesTazewell CountyTazewell County provides services here
SchoolsTazewell County Public SchoolsWhich school depends on your addressNCES
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.gov
Who runs elections hereTazewell General RegistrarTazewell County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code2463024630 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 Springville.

Work & commute

Most of Springville’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them

Springville’s mean commuting time is 20 minutes. Half the trips to work are shorter than 21 miles. For residents in the town, the share who live below the poverty line is 17%. The top destinations are Tazewell (15%), Bluefield (8%) and Bluefield (6%).

0%work in town
SpringvilleVirginia townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line17%7.7%9.6%
Average trip to work20 minutes27 minutes25 minutes
Median household income$70,000$102,000$80,000

Where working residents work

In Springville0%
Tazewell15%
Bluefield8%
Bluefield6%
Princeton5%
21 mi
median commute distance
33
jobs based in Springville
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Springville has snowy winters and pleasant summers

Among 254 Virginia towns, just one has a lower January low than Springville. July afternoons reach 79°, January nights drop to 22° and about 47 inches of snow falls in a winter.

47″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–42°
Spring39–61°
Summer57–78°
Fall41–63°
Oct 6
typical first frost
May 9
typical last frost
+1.0°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Natural hazards: low risk in Springville, mostly inland flooding

On expected storm and flood damage, Springville sits below 62% of U.S. communities. Nearly two thirds of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 22%.

38risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
38Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingCold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Springville is

Against the Virginia average, Springville comes out ahead on 2 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 13. Springville: just over two in five adults have high blood pressure. In Springville, 16% of adults report frequent physical distress, and 27% have been diagnosed with depression.

SpringvilleVirginia townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)42%33%35%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)16%12%14%
Depression (CDC PLACES)27%22%23%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)15%11%12%
32 measures vs. Virginia
2 better17 too close to call13 worse
What stands outSpringvilleVA
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity9.2%10.9%
More adults treating high blood pressure80.5%76.8%
More adults with COPD9.5%6.2%
Carilion Tazewell Community Hospital
7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

0% of Springville is conserved land

9.9 miles of trail.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 4,758 acres
9.9 mi
of trails · 1.3 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Springville

15pages on Springville
After high school

Colleges nearby

2 within 15 miles of the center of Springville

Small town

841 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns

About Springville

CDP in Virginia, United States

Springville is a census-designated place in Tazewell County, Virginia, United States. It is the midpoint between Bluefield and Tazewell on US 460 and US 19. As of the 2020 census, Springville had a population of 1,043. Springville is home to several churches including Destiny Outreach Ministries and Springville Christian Church which is purported to be the oldest congregation in Tazewell County. The Bluestone River rises in the Springville area on East River Mountain.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
7.5 sq mi

Questions about Springville

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Springville, VA a good place to live?

Springville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.