Tazewell County

Also known as Tazewell County, Virginia, Tazewell County, VA

county in Virginia, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: Virginia
Founded: December 20, 1799
Named after: Henry Tazewell
Seat: Tazewell
Largest town: Richlands
Total: 520 sq mi (1,300 km )
Land: 519 sq mi (1,340 km )
Water: 1.1 sq mi (2.8 km ) 0.2%
Estimate 2025: 38,635
Density: 77.9/sq mi (30.1/km )
Time zone: UTC−5 ( Eastern )
Summer dst: UTC−4 ( EDT )

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Tazewell County (/ˈtæzwɛl/) is a county located in the southwestern portion of Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 40,429. Its county seat is Tazewell.

Tazewell County is part of the Bluefield, WV-VA Micropolitan Statistical Area. Its economy was dependent on coal and iron of the Pocahontas Fields from the late 19th into the 20th century.