Official Name: | Big Stone Gap East, Virginia |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Big Stone Gap East |
Coordinates: | 36.8822°N -82.7433°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Virginia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Wise |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Km2: | 1.24 |
Area Land Km2: | 1.24 |
Area Water Km2: | 0.0 |
Population As Of: | 2020 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population: | 687 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 1540 |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
Postal Code: | 24219 (Big Stone Gap) |
Area Code: | 276 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank Info: | 51-07484 |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 2807471 |
Big Stone Gap East is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Wise County, Virginia, United States. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 687.[3] [2]
The CDP is in the southwest part of the county, on the east edge of the town of Big Stone Gap, outside the town limits. U.S. Route 23 and 58 Alternate, a four-lane expressway, curves to the south and east of the community, separating it from East Stone Gap to the south. Norton is 8miles to the northeast.
Big Stone Gap East first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.[4]