Rural Retreat is a town in Wythe County, Virginia, United States.

[5] According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 2.2 square miles (5.8 km2), all land.

As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 1,350 people, 570 households, and 399 families living in the town.

There were 629 housing units at an average density of 279.8 per square mile (107.9/km2).

25.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.