Clinchport, Virginia
Clinchport | |
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Clinchport, with town hall on the right | |
Location of Clinchport, Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 36°40′27″N 82°44′50″W / 36.67417°N 82.74722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Scott |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.69 sq mi (1.80 km2) |
| • Land | 0.67 sq mi (1.73 km2) |
| • Water | 0.031 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,227 ft (374 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 64 |
| • Density | 96/sq mi (37/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 24244 |
| Area code | 276 |
| FIPS code | 51-17536 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1493548 |
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 structures remain in the town's floodplain.