Town guide

Comfort, West Virginia

Comfort is a community in Boone County, West Virginia, home to about 220 people across 1.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 25049.

Population220220 per sq mi
Median household income$97,222Census

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1 ZIP code

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Around Comfort

Distances

Nearest major airportJohn Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)146 miles away
Closer regional airportYeager Airport (CRW)16 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Columbus, OH148 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA370 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Comfort; driving is longer.

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

Who represents Comfort

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

Comfort had 320 residents in the 2020 census, up 5% since 2010.

It’s the 325th largest of 429 towns in West Virginia by population.

Boone County grew from 8,194 residents in 1900 to 21,809 in 2020.

Comfort population by census2010: 306, 2020: 32030620103202020

Boone County, 1900–2020

Boone County population, 1900 to 20201900: 8,194, 1910: 10,331, 1920: 15,319, 1930: 24,586, 1940: 28,556, 1950: 33,173, 1960: 28,764, 1970: 25,118, 1980: 30,447, 1990: 25,870, 2000: 25,535, 2010: 24,629, 2020: 21,8098K’00’1015K’20’3029K’40’5029K’60’7030K’80’9026K’00’1022K’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 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 46.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near ComfortJan: high 43°F, low 26°F, 3.2 in; Feb: high 47°F, low 28°F, 3.2 in; Mar: high 56°F, low 34°F, 4.3 in; Apr: high 68°F, low 43°F, 3.8 in; May: high 75°F, low 52°F, 4.8 in; Jun: high 82°F, low 61°F, 4.6 in; Jul: high 85°F, low 66°F, 5.8 in; Aug: high 84°F, low 65°F, 3.8 in; Sep: high 79°F, low 59°F, 3.4 in; Oct: high 68°F, low 47°F, 2.9 in; Nov: high 57°F, low 36°F, 2.9 in; Dec: high 47°F, low 30°F, 3.7 in43°26°Jan3.247°28°Feb3.256°34°Mar4.368°43°Apr3.875°52°May4.882°61°Jun4.685°66°Jul5.884°65°Aug3.879°59°Sep3.468°47°Oct2.957°36°Nov2.947°30°Dec3.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, London Locks, WV weather station (13 miles away).

Jobs in Boone County

4,340 jobs at 241 businesses in Boone County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Boone CountyMining, oil and gas: 1,789 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,167 jobs; Retail trade: 576 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 259 jobs; Other services: 117 jobs; Finance and insurance: 77 jobs; Professional services: 73 jobs; Construction: 52 jobsMining, oil and gas 41% Health care and social assistance 27% Retail trade 13% Hotels and restaurants 6% Other services 3% Finance and insurance 2% Professional services 2% Construction 1%

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

Health care

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Comfort.

Nearest hospitals

  • Boone Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Madison13.1 miles
  • Camc Charleston Surgical HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · Charleston14.3 miles
  • Charleston Area Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Charleston14.6 miles

Providers with an office here

Dentists1
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 Comfort

Libraries

  • Coal River Public Library2.8 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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