| ZIP Codes: | 11 ZIP Codes (10 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 304 / 681 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:55:43 PM |
| Population: | 7,619 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 54075 |
| Land Area: | 961 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 38.3822, -79.9353 |
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7,619 residents live across 11 ZIPs covering 961 sq mi, served by 11 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 8,655 to 7,619 from 2014 to 2024 — a -12.0% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 6 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 24944 (Green Bank, $61,989 median) and poorest ZIP 26209 (Snowshoe, $36,250) are 11.0 miles apart — a 1.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.6× across this county — from $64,800 in 24927 (Cass) to $233,800 in 26209 (Snowshoe).
Density varies 8× across the county — from 5 people/sq mi in 24920 (Bartow) to 41 in 24924 (Buckeye).
Educational attainment ranges from 5.3% bachelor's+ in 26264 (Durbin) to 33.1% in 24946 (Hillsboro) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within West Virginia, this is the #47 most populous of 55 counties and ranks #48 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $47,020 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
19.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,143 of 5,781 reporting).
10 Standard delivery, 1 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
Pocahontas County lost 12.0% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24954 | Marlinton | Standard | 3,019 | $37,899 | 364.3 | -23.4% |
| 24946 | Hillsboro | Standard | 1,075 | $60,625 | 141.8 | -40.1% |
| 24924 | Buckeye | Standard | 685 | $53,056 | 16.7 | 171.8% |
| 26264 | Durbin | Standard | 618 | $57,868 | 106.4 | -10.2% |
| 24915 | Arbovale | Standard | 505 | $44,000 | 46.5 | -12.2% |
| 24927 | Cass | Standard | 476 | — | 65.1 | 165.9% |
| 24944 | Green Bank | Standard | 448 | $61,989 | 42.0 | 14.0% |
| 24934 | Dunmore | Standard | 362 | $40,301 | 63.4 | 6.2% |
| 24920 | Bartow | Standard | 356 | — | 68.8 | 24.5% |
| 26209 | Snowshoe | PO Box | 63 | $36,250 | 12.2 | -50.8% |
| 26291 | Slatyfork | Standard | 12 | — | 33.9 | -85.0% |