Friendly is a town in Tyler County, West Virginia, home to about 123 people across 0.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 26146.
Homes sold for a median of $86 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 Friendly. 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)81 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Mid Ohio Valley Regional Airport (PKB)23 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Pittsburgh, PA87 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA316 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Friendly; 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.
Friendly had 101 residents in the 2020 census, down 36% since 2000.
It’s the 372nd largest of 429 towns in West Virginia by population.
Tyler County grew from 18,252 residents in 1900 to 8,313 in 2020.
Tyler 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 22°F. About 45.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 24 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Newport, OH weather station (11 miles away).
1,311 jobs at 122 businesses in Tyler 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 Friendly.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 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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