Clinchport | |
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![]() Clinchport in 2017 | |
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 | 0.70 sq mi (1.80 km2) |
• Land | 0.67 sq mi (1.73 km2) |
• Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
Elevation | 1,227 ft (374 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 64 |
• Density | 91/sq mi (36/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 24244 |
Area code | 276 |
FIPS code | 51-17536[3] |
GNIS feature ID | 1493548[4] |
Clinchport is a town in Scott County, Virginia, United States. The population was 64 at the 2020 census.[2] Clinchport is the least-populated municipality in Virginia.[5] 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.[6]
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.