Bartow is a community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, home to about 47 people across 0.5 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 24920.
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| Nearest major airport | Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)129 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (SHD)53 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Pittsburgh, PA131 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA269 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Bartow; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Bartow had 64 residents in the 2020 census, down 42% since 2010.
It’s the 412th largest of 429 towns in West Virginia by population.
Pocahontas County grew from 8,572 residents in 1900 to 7,869 in 2020.
Pocahontas County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 77°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 43.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 67 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bartow 1s, WV weather station (2 miles away).
3,174 jobs at 231 businesses in Pocahontas County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (1 nearby)
Libraries
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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