Flatwoods is a town in Braxton County, West Virginia, home to about 319 people across 0.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 26601 and 26621.
Homes sold for a median of $64 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Part is in Flatwoods, part in Sutton
Part is in Flatwoods
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Flatwoods. 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)127 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | North Central West Virginia Airport (CKB)48 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Pittsburgh, PA126 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA309 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Flatwoods; 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.
Flatwoods had 264 residents in the 2020 census, down 24% since 2000.
It’s the 285th largest of 429 towns in West Virginia by population.
Braxton County grew from 18,904 residents in 1900 to 12,447 in 2020.
Braxton County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 52.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Sutton Lake, WV weather station (3 miles away).
2,754 jobs at 232 businesses in Braxton County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
33 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Flatwoods’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 4 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 3 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 9 |
| Mental health providers | 13 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 2 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 3 |
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.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores
Libraries
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
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.
Public schools here are run by Braxton County Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flatwoods Elementary SchoolFlatwoods | Pre-K–5 | 109 | Public | 2.2 mi |
| Little Birch Elementary SchoolSutton | Pre-K–5 | 83 | Public | 7.9 mi |
| Sutton Elementary SchoolSutton | Pre-K–5 | 166 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| Braxton County Middle SchoolSutton | 6–8 | 376 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Braxton County High SchoolSutton | 9–12 | 481 | Public | 0.6 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Sutton.
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