Hurt, Virginia

About Hurt

Hurt is a small town in southern Virginia with an estimated population of 1,239.

Officially, Hurt is an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 3.48 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 356 residents per square mile.

📰 Hurt News Today

• 1 dead, 22 hurt after tent collapses during outdoor church service in Virginia - ABC News ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos · Oct 9
• Avio USA breaks ground on $500M facility expected to create 1,500 Southside jobs WSET · Sep 29
• HUGHES: Virginia Tech's Loss to Pitt Hurt. The Fact That It Did Says Plenty Sports Illustrated · Oct 4
• VBPD: Juvenile hurt following shooting on King Henry Ct. WAVY.com · Oct 7
• Avio USA $500M Solid Rocket Motor Plant Breaks Ground in Virginia - News and Statistics IndexBox · Oct 8

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest Virginia headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Hurt Unique

• The only place in America named Hurt — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in southern Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Virginia — one of 688 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 11 miles.

📍 Neighborhoods in Hurt

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🍽️ Where to Eat in Hurt

• Yamazato — japanese

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Hurt

• Pittsylvania Wayside Park reviews ★
• Butterfly Garden · Garden reviews ★
• English Park reviews ★
• Roosevelt Mattox Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Hurt

• John L. Hurt Elementary

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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🌤️ Current Weather

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