Century is a community in Barbour County, West Virginia, home to about 110 people across 0.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 26238.
Homes sold for a median of $172 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Century. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)98 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | North Central West Virginia Airport (CKB)16 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Pittsburgh, PA94 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA274 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Century; 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.
Century had 111 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2010.
It’s the 381st largest of 429 towns in West Virginia by population.
Barbour County grew from 14,198 residents in 1900 to 15,465 in 2020.
Barbour County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 49.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 39 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Buckhannon, WV weather station (8 miles away).
3,120 jobs at 217 businesses in Barbour County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Century.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 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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