Town guide

Camden-on-Gauley, West Virginia

Camden-on-Gauley is a town in Webster County, West Virginia, home to about 182 people across 0.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 26208.

Population182552 per sq mi
Median home value$93,500Census, as estimated by owners

ZIP codes in Camden-on-Gauley

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Camden-on-Gauley

Distances

Nearest major airportPittsburgh International Airport (PIT)147 miles away
Closer regional airportGreenbrier Valley Airport (LWB)38 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Pittsburgh, PA145 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA313 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Camden-on-Gauley; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Camden-on-Gauley

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Camden-on-Gauley had 126 residents in the 2020 census, down 20% since 2000.

It’s the 351st largest of 429 towns in West Virginia by population.

Webster County grew from 8,862 residents in 1900 to 8,378 in 2020.

Camden-on-Gauley population by census2000: 157, 2010: 169, 2020: 126157200016920101262020

Webster County, 1900–2020

Webster County population, 1900 to 20201900: 8,862, 1910: 9,680, 1920: 11,562, 1930: 14,216, 1940: 18,080, 1950: 17,888, 1960: 13,719, 1970: 9,809, 1980: 12,245, 1990: 10,729, 2000: 9,719, 2010: 9,154, 2020: 8,3789K’00’1012K’20’3018K’40’5014K’60’7012K’80’9010K’00’108K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 20°F. About 60.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 91 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Camden-on-GauleyJan: high 41°F, low 20°F, 4.3 in; Feb: high 45°F, low 23°F, 3.9 in; Mar: high 52°F, low 29°F, 5.3 in; Apr: high 65°F, low 37°F, 5.1 in; May: high 73°F, low 46°F, 5.9 in; Jun: high 80°F, low 54°F, 6.2 in; Jul: high 83°F, low 58°F, 6.6 in; Aug: high 82°F, low 57°F, 5.8 in; Sep: high 77°F, low 51°F, 4.4 in; Oct: high 67°F, low 39°F, 3.7 in; Nov: high 55°F, low 30°F, 4.3 in; Dec: high 45°F, low 24°F, 4.7 in41°20°Jan4.345°23°Feb3.952°29°Mar5.365°37°Apr5.173°46°May5.980°54°Jun6.283°58°Jul6.682°57°Aug5.877°51°Sep4.467°39°Oct3.755°30°Nov4.345°24°Dec4.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Webster Springs 8 N, WV weather station (14 miles away).

Jobs in Webster County

1,030 jobs at 113 businesses in Webster County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Webster CountyHealth care and social assistance: 442 jobs; Retail trade: 167 jobs; Manufacturing: 139 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 47 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 43 jobs; Agriculture, forestry and fishing: 37 jobs; Finance and insurance: 25 jobs; Professional services: 22 jobsHealth care and social assistance 43% Retail trade 16% Manufacturing 14% Hotels and restaurants 5% Transportation and warehousing 4% Agriculture, forestry and fishing 4% Finance and insurance 2% Professional services 2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

28 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Camden-on-Gauley.

Nearest hospitals

  • Webster Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Webster Springs11.8 miles
  • Summersville Regional Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Summersville14.6 miles
  • Braxton County Memorial Hospital, INCCritical access hospital · emergency room · Gassaway20.6 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors5
Dentists1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants19
Mental health providers3
Pharmacies2

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.

Places in and around Camden-on-Gauley

Grocery stores

  • Cowen IGA2.3 mi
  • IGA4.5 mi

Libraries

  • Cowen Public Library2.4 mi

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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