Bee, Virginia Explained

Official Name:Bee, Virginia
Pushpin Map:Virginia#USA
Pushpin Label:Bee
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Virginia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Dickenson
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:1444
Coordinates:37.115°N -82.1719°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:24217
Area Code:276
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1492538

Bee is an unincorporated community in Dickenson County, Virginia, United States. Bee is located along the Russell Fork and Virginia State Route 80 9.2miles southeast of Haysi. Bee had a post office until it closed on October 1, 2005; it still has its own ZIP code, 24217.[1] [2]

Bee was named for Beatrice Owens.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code . 2012-02-15 . United States Postal Service . 2012.
  2. Web site: Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. December 22, 2012. April 28, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190428153255/https://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm. dead.
  3. Book: Tennis, Joe. Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. 2004. The Overmountain Press. 978-1-57072-256-1. 10.