Wytheville, Virginia

Wytheville, Virginia
Town
Main Street in Wytheville
Flag Seal
Location in the Commonwealth of Virginia
Coordinates: 36°56′52″N 81°05′13″W / 36.94778°N 81.08694°W / 36.94778; -81.08694
Country	United States
State	Virginia
County	Wythe
Government
• Mayor	Beth A. Taylor[1]
Area [2]
• Town	14.58 sq mi (37.77 km2)
• Land	14.49 sq mi (37.53 km2)
• Water	0.09 sq mi (0.24 km2)
Elevation	2,287 ft (697 m)
Population  (2020)
• Town	8,265
• Estimate  (2022)[3]	8,177
• Density	570.4/sq mi (211.07/km2)
• Metro	28,290
	U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code	24382
Area code	276
FIPS code	51-88000[4]
GNIS feature ID	1498537[5]
Website	wytheville.org

Wytheville (/ˈwɪθvɪl/ WITH-vil) is a town in, and the county seat of, Wythe County, Virginia, United States. It is named after George Wythe, a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and mentor to Thomas Jefferson. Wytheville's population was 8,264 at the 2020 census.^[6] Interstate Highways 77 and 81 were constructed to intersect at the town, a long a crossroads for travelers.

During the American Civil War, Wytheville had a strategic importance. It was attacked in 1863 (Toland's Raid) and 1865 (Stoneman's 1865 Raid). The town is the birthplace of Edith Bolling Wilson, second wife of President Woodrow Wilson.