Wise, Virginia

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The town of Wise is located in Wise County and is the county seat.

Wise is 740 feet [225.55 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Wise lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Wise can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Wise had a population of 3,255 people^<3> (or 7.72% of the total population of Wise County). The population of Wise represented 0.05% of the total of Virginia, making it the state's 78th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Wise had a population of 3,231 people. This is a decrease of 0.74% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Wise.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<4>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Jenkins (KY)	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	2,244	6.54% decrease
	Lynch (KY)	W	17 mi [27.36 km]	820	8.89% decrease
	Whitesburg (KY)	NW	16 mi [25.75 km]	1,478	7.63% decrease
	Appalachia	W	12 mi [19.31 km]	1,739	5.44% decrease
	Big Stone Gap	SW	13 mi [20.92 km]	5,662	16.6% increase
	Clintwood	NE	13 mi [20.92 km]	1,520	1.87% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Wise.

The Commemorative Quarter for Virginia<5>

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Wise. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

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