About Pound
Pound, VA is a tiny community located in southwestern Virginia counting 840 people who proudly call it home.
Pound holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 2.6 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 323 residents per square mile.
📰 Pound News Today
- Pound, Virginia moving closer to dissolving town charter amid county reassessments WCYB · Feb 10
- Virginia's Pound town won't disappear — for now Axios · Feb 20
- Sammy Mullins Obituary (2026) - Pound, VA - Baker Funeral Home - Pound Legacy obituary · Aug 12
- Black lung rates in Appalachia are high as the 1970s, with thousands of miners sick NPR · Aug 5
- Kemari Copeland breaks a Virginia Tech record with 510-pound bench press ESPN · Jul 23
Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.
What Makes Pound Unique
- Positioned in southwestern Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
- Part of the fabric of Virginia — one of 688 recognized communities statewide.
Why People Love It Here
- Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 8 miles.
🍽️ Where to Eat in Pound
- Crooked Road BBQ Company — barbecue
- Vonda's Hometown Restaurant — american
Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.
🏫 Schools in Pound
- J.W. Adams Combined
Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateVirginia
TypeTown
Population (2024)840
Rank in state#142 of 227
Land area2.6 sq mi
Density323/sq mi
Coordinates37.1261, -82.6073