Hillsville, Virginia
Historic Hillsville, Virginia is located in Carroll County, in the Blue Ridge Mountains of southwestern Virginia, 14 miles north of the North Carolina state line. Hillsville has a land area of 8.95 square miles. I-77 runs just west of Hillsville, intersecting with I-81 ten miles north of the Carroll County line. With direct interstate access in all directions, Hillsville lies within a day’s drive of half the United States’ population.
View a map of the Hillsville area.
Wireless Internet
Hillsville’s historic district is a wireless internet hot spot.
Visitors, businesses and residents of historic downtown Hillsville may access this unsecure wireless link at no cost.
Transportation
Highway
Highways serving area: I-77, I-81, US 58/221 (4 lane), 58 bypass, US 52
Nearest interstate interchange: 4 within county (Exits 1,8,15,19 on I-77) and Exit 14 within town limits
Motor freight carriers: 41
Nearest motor freight terminal: 9 miles (Blue Ridge Transfer in Galax)
Air
- Roanoke Regional Airport; Roanoke, VA, 78 miles northeast of Hillsville
- Smith-Reynolds Airport; Winston-Salem, NC, 58 miles southeast of Hillsville
- Greensboro-High Point-Winston-Salem Regional Airport; 78 miles southeast of Hillsville
- General aviation facilities available at Twin County Airport, 5 miles west of Hillsville. Twin County Airport has a 4,204-foot lighted runway with charter, air taxi, and air freight services available.
Rail
A Norfolk Southern mainline runs parallel to I-81, approximately 15 miles north of the Carroll County line.
Water
Port of Hampton Roads is 290 miles east. Inland container port at Front Royal, VA, is 170 miles east.
Population
Climate
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- Twin County Regional Hospital (149 beds; 37 medical specialists), one outpatient clinic
- 55 physicians, 6 dentist, 6 optometrists in Twin County Area, which includes neighboring City of Galax and Grayson County
- Hillsville has three private physician offices and a chiropractor’s office
Communications
- Daily Newspapers: 2, Roanoke Times, Winston Salem Journal
- Weekly Newspapers: 2, Galax Gazette, The Carroll News
- Radio Stations: 4
- Broadcast/Cable TV: Major networks available through affiliates in Roanoke, VA; Triad Region of NC; cable television available locally by Comcast
- Post Offices: 1, 404 S. Main Street
Telephone Service: Century Link and Comcast; digital switching, fiber optic networks; DSL through Century Link and Cable Internet through Comcast
More Information
For more information about the area, visit Chillsnet, the electronic village for Hillsville and Carroll County.