Gilbert is a town in Mingo County, West Virginia, home to about 308 people across 1.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 25621.
Homes sold for a median of $55 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.
Part is in Gilbert, part in Gilbert Creek
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Gilbert. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO)154 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW)46 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lexington-Fayette, KY140 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA402 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Gilbert; 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.
Gilbert had 333 residents in the 2020 census, down 20% since 2000.
It’s the 290th largest of 429 towns in West Virginia by population.
Mingo County grew from 11,359 residents in 1900 to 23,568 in 2020.
Mingo 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 24°F. About 48.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rd Bailey Lake, WV weather station (7 miles away).
3,211 jobs at 326 businesses in Mingo County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
7 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Gilbert.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 1 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 5 |
| Pharmacies | 5 |
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.
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
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 Mingo County Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbert Pk8Gilbert | Pre-K–8 | 409 | Public | 2.1 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 Gilbert Creek.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.