Welcome to Wytheville ...

The town of Wytheville is located in Wythe County<1> and is the County Seat for Wythe County.

The pronunciation of Wytheville: WITH-vil<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Wytheville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1839.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Wytheville has a population of 7,895 people<3> (see below for details).

Wytheville is 2,330 feet [710 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Wytheville is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

The telephone area code for Wytheville: (276)

Websites for Wytheville ...

Official Website: www.townof.wytheville.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Wytheville had an population of 7,895 people. This is a decrease of 3.85% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.17% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Wytheville had a population of 8,211 people (or 28.09% of the total population of Wythe County). This makes Wytheville the county's most populous community.

The population of Wytheville represents 0.1% of the population of Virginia (which has 8,001,024 people), making it the state's 44th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 8,211 people, the population of Wytheville increased 5.22% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 7,804 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Wytheville.

Communities near Wytheville ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wytheville.

• Pulaski
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pulaski have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulaski
  • Pulaski is located in Pulaski County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,657 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pulaski <6>
• Rural Retreat
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rural Retreat
  • Rural Retreat is located in Wythe County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,448 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rural Retreat <6>
• Fries
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fries
  • Fries is located in Grayson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 444 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fries <6>
• Crockett
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crockett
  • Crockett is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crockett <6>
• Fort Chiswell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Chiswell
  • Fort Chiswell is located in Wythe County
• Max Meadows
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Max Meadows
  • Max Meadows is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Max Meadows <6>
• Siloam
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siloam
  • Siloam is located in Wythe County
• Locust Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
  • Locust Hill is located in Wythe County
• Ivanhoe
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe
  • Ivanhoe is located in Wythe County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ivanhoe <6>
• Speedwell
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speedwell
  • Speedwell is located in Wythe County

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Wytheville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Wytheville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Wytheville. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Wytheville.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Wytheville. Our list includes 16 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Wytheville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wytheville ...

Looking for more information about Wytheville? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Wytheville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Wytheville.

Adding Wytheville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Wytheville in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Wytheville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Wytheville post office opened in 1839.

We also found Wytheville in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Wytheville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Wytheville: www.townof.wytheville.org/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/