Anyone know anything about this town or the surrounding area. I may have to move there in less than two weeks so i need some info it at all possible.

3/27/2006 9:49:04 PM

I haven't been there, but I found this online:

Population (year 2000): 7,804
Est. population in July 2004: 7,917

Males: 3,423 (43.9%)
Females: 4,381 (56.1%)

Elevation: 2284 feet

County: Wythe

Land area: 14.3 square miles

Zip code: 24382

Median resident age: 43.8 years
Median household income: $28,043 (year 2000)
Median house value: $85,100 (year 2000)

Races in Wytheville:

White Non-Hispanic (90.3%)
Black (7.2%)
Two or more races (0.9%)
Hispanic (0.8%)

Sounds pretty small, and pretty caucasian.

-ZiP!-

3/27/2006 9:52:34 PM

I'm sitting in a best western right now in wytheville. I have seen most of that. I was just curious if anyone had any personal experience here.

3/27/2006 10:00:50 PM

I've been snowboarding up there. From what I can tell there's absolutely nothing to do there besides that. Sorry buddy.

3/27/2006 10:06:06 PM

ive been there

its poor white trash who smoke crack and do meth

enjoy!

3/27/2006 10:07:09 PM

so you're telling me if i make any sort of cash i can appear rich...awesome

[Edited on March 27, 2006 at 10:08 PM. Reason : ]

3/27/2006 10:07:54 PM

im willing to bet some people there dont even have running water

its like yadkinville, booneville, or jonesville

3/27/2006 10:09:28 PM

now wait a second...i'm from clemmons which isn't 10 miles from yadkinville and that ain't true. However, the phone book is only 142 pages. That can't be good. That includes white and yellow pages.



[Edited on March 27, 2006 at 10:12 PM. Reason : add]

3/27/2006 10:11:07 PM

i said some people

not all

3/27/2006 10:13:43 PM

i'll give you that...i wouldn't put it past some people but yadkinville is not a bad place. It is predicted that the area around Yadkinville is going to be very valuable because of the urban sprawl associated with Winston. Let's play a game. you give me a section you think would be in the phone book and i tell you if they have it or don't

[Edited on March 27, 2006 at 10:16 PM. Reason : ]

3/27/2006 10:15:24 PM

they got them a couple of interstates up there i tell you what

3/27/2006 10:15:27 PM

they do have two. maybe i will take up skiing or snowboarding. it isn't far. the lottery is at 90 million right now. anybody want me to buy them some tickets?

3/27/2006 10:17:30 PM

Radford, which is about 40 miles from there, used to be a really fun place to be.

3/27/2006 10:20:53 PM

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"Males: 3,423 (43.9%) Females: 4,381 (56.1%) "

shit... i'm there.

3/27/2006 10:21:47 PM

Is there an electronics company up there?

3/27/2006 10:23:39 PM

there is one company... but i wouldn't really call it a company but more like a gas station looking place that sells electronics. not my kind of place. the nearest electronics store is sears and that is 30 miles

3/27/2006 10:51:12 PM

you know who is the poorest person in wytheville, va?















the tooth fairy

3/27/2006 10:54:45 PM

you know who the richest guy in wytheville, va is? The manufacturer of overalls.

3/27/2006 10:55:43 PM

45 mins from blacksburg, va, where you can go to the occasional nc state basketball or football game

it's a very small town though

tried to do a bar crawl there, didn't take very long

3/28/2006 1:05:37 AM

Gas is usually cheap there

3/28/2006 1:28:26 AM

yea, i drive through there everytime i go to ohio. its pretty shitty looking, a big interstate going right throught it and not much of a town, cold and shitty i would say

3/28/2006 1:35:32 AM

Hell greensboro has two big interstates going through it. The downtown is actually pretty Mayberry looking. That can be cool for at least a week.

3/28/2006 8:04:31 AM

I know some people that live in Wythe Vegas....

I've been there a few times and it has always been pleasant

3/28/2006 9:12:02 AM

hmmm

the phenomenon of replacing 'ville' at the end of a city's name with a 'vegas' is exclusive to bumfuck egypt parts of rural SW Virginia and impoverished NC

just call these places what they really are folks, you arent making these dumps any more enticing to visit

3/28/2006 12:59:34 PM

are you missing the sarcasm there?

or am i missing your sarcasm

anyway, yeah, it's a dumb practice, i never heard it until i came to NC

suddenly every town is __-vegas

3/28/2006 1:13:19 PM

adding -vegas to a town name is retarded and unoriginal

3/28/2006 1:18:00 PM

I concur with the above 3 posts.

3/28/2006 1:20:19 PM

Sorry - I've never really heard of it, until I heard the people I know in Wytheville say it

didn't mean to be unoriginal or retarded

3/28/2006 1:23:44 PM

so tell us...why in the FUCK are you maybe moving to this (seemingly) horrible, boring place?

3/28/2006 1:49:59 PM

i drive by this place when heading up to marion, va

i think there is a sign from the innerstate that says "no jails in our county" or something like that

looks bfe as hell

3/28/2006 1:51:04 PM

it's nice if you like bumfuck!

3/28/2006 4:24:26 PM

what ^ said.

3/28/2006 6:42:43 PM

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"the phenomenon of replacing 'ville' at the end of a city's name with a 'vegas'"

Is something I didn't know about until I read this thread.

Anyway, I pass through wytheville traveling up north, and all I know is we always stop there for cheap gas

3/28/2006 6:46:03 PM

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"Anyway, I pass through wytheville traveling up north, and all I know is we always stop there for cheap gas"

same here, been through there on the way to WVa - there's not much else around for miles

3/28/2006 9:12:16 PM

Wytheville sucks ass, its just a shitty quality interstate highway with truck stops on both sides and some trailers, rather unsightly and very boring, I did win $5 on the VA lottery there one time though

3/28/2006 9:28:47 PM

did you ever stop to think that maybe you can't see most stuff from the interstate

3/28/2006 9:58:24 PM

in Wytheville's defense, it is a really pretty part of Virginia, being not far from the Jefferson National Forest and sandwiched between 2 distinct ridges - on 77, the one you go through via a tunnel, and then the one that takes you up on that fun curvy part into VA.

Can't say I ever did anything there but stop for gas though.

I'm from southwestern PA, I always go through it on the way home, or to Ohio.

3/28/2006 10:07:18 PM

cheap ass gas

3/28/2006 10:57:14 PM

It was rather bleak while i was there. But Lowes is offering a pretty nice job and i wouldn't have to be there more than two years. Plus there is lots of hiking around the area and i'm big on the outdoors. Gas prices averaged 2.35 there. And they have a three story number 2 pencil downtown. Thats worth talking about.

3/29/2006 12:56:43 AM

I always stop to get gas from there

3/29/2006 1:16:38 AM

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"three story number 2 pencil "

aha

that is wytheville's claim to fame

for some reason going to see the pencil was a popular road trip at va tech

3/29/2006 7:24:08 AM

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"45 mins from blacksburg, va"

Keep in mind you don't have to live in Wytheville if you don't mind a small commute every day. My finacee and I have been househunting outside the immediate Blacksburg area due to ridiculous pricing on houses.

3/29/2006 12:46:59 PM

Housing in wythe county is dirt cheap. It actually may be cheaper than dirt.

3/29/2006 3:02:46 PM

I was pulled over by a Wythe Co. sheriff... he was county as hell

And you can always go to the outlets for cheap clothes

[Edited on March 29, 2006 at 10:37 PM. Reason : clothes]

3/29/2006 10:36:20 PM

hahaha I completely forgot about the outlets, haven't been to those in years

3/30/2006 3:42:51 AM

its official...i'm moving to wytheville. where are these so called outlets. now i have a reason for the girlfriend to visit me while i work on the weekends

3/31/2006 3:57:11 AM

ill be in Wytheville today, gotta stop for my gas again

3/31/2006 8:55:11 AM

Sorry to hijack this thread, but does anyone have reccomendations for smaller towns surrounding Roanoke? I'll be working in downtown Roanoke, but want to live closer to cool outdoor activities.

3/31/2006 10:48:56 AM

Go 77N to 81/77... it's the 1st exit after the 2 interstate come together... You'll see the signs

3/31/2006 1:27:26 PM

blacksburg is close

3/31/2006 4:18:38 PM