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ClinchportVA

A town of 44.

Photo: Brian Stansberry · CC BY 4.0
Population
44
residents
Household income
$33K
median
Median age
29.7
years
Land area
1 sq mi
Small town

44 people, and everyone knows the way

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H 73° · L 47°

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Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 71% of U.S. communities.

71risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
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Inland flooding
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Clinchport has chilly winters and warm summers, with plenty of rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 27°, and about 9 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

9″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter28–48°
Spring43–68°
Summer62–84°
Fall45–69°
Oct 23
typical first frost
Apr 20
typical last frost
+0.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Clinchport is

Clinchport beats the Virginia average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 23.

32 measures vs. Virginia
1 better8 too close to call23 worse
What stands outClinchportVA
More adults treating high blood pressure79.3%76.8%
More adults with COPD12.6%6.2%
Lonesome Pine Hospital
13.6 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
2017-06-12 17 09 10 View north along Virginia State Route 65 (2nd Avenue) at U.S. Route 23, U.S. Route 58 and U.S. Rout…
2017 · 2017-06-12 17 09 10 View north along Virginia State Route 65 (2nd Avenue) at U.S. Route 23, U.S. Route 58 and U.S. Rout… · Wikimedia Commons
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About Clinchport

Town in Virginia, United States

Clinchport is a town in Scott County, Virginia, United States. The population was 64 at the 2020 census. Clinchport is the least-populated municipality in Virginia. It is part of the Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, TN-VA Metropolitan Statistical Area, which is a component of the Johnson City-Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA Combined Statistical Area – commonly known as the "Tri-Cities" region. Clinchport was named from its location on the Clinch River. Clinchport owes its small population to a severe 100-year flood event in 1977. After the natural disaster, local authorities incentivized residents to relocate to nearby communities with support from the Tennessee Valley Authority [1]. Today, few structur…

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Population
64
Area
0.7 sq mi
Elevation
1,227 ft
Area code
276

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