{"id":8422,"date":"2023-09-26T18:18:12","date_gmt":"2023-09-26T18:18:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=8422"},"modified":"2026-08-20T23:24:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T23:24:33","slug":"bland-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/bland-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Bland County, Virginia"},"content":{"rendered":"

Bland County is a county in Virginia, United States, in the Ridge and Valley region of the southwestern part of the state. It had a population of 6,270 at the 2020 census and covers 358.7 square miles (929.0 km2) centred near 37°08′N 81°08′W.<\/p>\n

Bland is the county seat, an unincorporated community, and its postal code is 24315. The county has no incorporated cities or towns — it is made up of 4 census-designated places (Bastian, Bland, Mechanicsburg and Rocky Gap) and more than 20 smaller unincorporated communities. Bland County observes Eastern Time.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Bland County<\/h2>\n

Bland County has no incorporated municipalities. Its population lives across four census-designated places (CDPs) and a scatter of unincorporated crossroads communities, most of them named for local families, post offices, or railroad-era landmarks. The table below carries the CDP legend: CDP<\/strong> for a census-designated place, Unincorp.<\/strong> for an unincorporated community.<\/p>\n

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Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Bastian<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n343<\/td>\n24314<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bland<\/td>\nCDP · seat<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n24315<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Byron<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carnot<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ceres<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n24318<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clear Fork<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Crandon<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eagle Oak<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Effna<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grapefield<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Groseclose Store<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hicksville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Holly Brook<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kimberling<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Little Creek<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mechanicsburg<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Niday<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Gap<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Point Pleasant<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pumpkin Center<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rocky Gap<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n87<\/td>\n24366<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Round Bottom<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sharon Springs<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Gap<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stowersville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Suiter<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

North Gap and South Gap sit on opposite sides of the same low pass through Walker Mountain and are frequently confused with each other on older maps; they are separate communities a few miles apart along the same ridge.<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n