Berwind is a community in McDowell County, West Virginia, home to about 127 people across 0.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 24815, and parts of 24894 are in Berwind too.
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| Nearest major airport | Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO)126 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW)46 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Winston-Salem, NC112 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA400 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Berwind; 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.
Berwind had 188 residents in the 2020 census, down 32% since 2010.
It’s the 371st largest of 429 towns in West Virginia by population.
McDowell County grew from 18,747 residents in 1900 to 19,111 in 2020.
McDowell County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 44.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 18 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Richlands, VA weather station (14 miles away).
2,253 jobs at 213 businesses in McDowell County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Berwind.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
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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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Shares ZIP codes with War.
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