Location

Tazewell County is located in southwestern Virginia and is bordered by West Virginia to the north. Virginia is the geographic center of the east coast, making it a major hub of international transportation, and Tazewell County is well-served by arterial four-lane highways.

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Markets within 600 miles:

• Atlanta, GA - 312
• Baltimore, MD - 375
• Birmingham, AL - 372
• Chicago, IL - 583
• Columbia, SC - 267
• Detroit, MI - 505
• Memphis,TN - 501
• Nashville, TN - 292

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• New York, NY - 574
• Philadelphia, PA - 480
• Pittsburgh, PA - 292
• Richmond, VA - 288
• St. Louis, MO - 540
• Washington, D.C. - 340

Highways:

North/South

• U.S. 19

East/West

• U.S. 58
• U.S. 460

• I-77, four miles from Tazewell County
• I-81

Airports:

Tazewell County Airport

Commercial:

• Mercer County Airport, Bluefield, WV
  US Air Express

General Aviation:

• Tazewell County Airport, Claypool Hill

Trucking:

More than twenty firms serve Tazewell County:

• Four trucking overnight mail & two freight service companies:
  • UPS
  • Federal Express
  • Courier
  • Airborne Express
• Roadway Express
• ARA/Smith's

Rail Service:

• Norfolk Southern Railroad
• CSX Transportation