Grant Town is a town in Marion County, West Virginia, home to about 506 people across 0.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 26574, and parts of 26588 are in Grant Town too.
Homes sold for a median of $109 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
All in Grant Town
Part is in Grant Town, part in Rivesville
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Grant Town. 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)64 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Morgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field (MGW)15 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Pittsburgh, PA62 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA269 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Grant Town; 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.
Grant Town had 685 residents in the 2020 census, up 4% since 2000.
It’s the 221st largest of 429 towns in West Virginia by population.
Marion County grew from 32,430 residents in 1900 to 56,205 in 2020.
Marion 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 47.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Fairmont, WV weather station (7 miles away).
14,249 jobs at 1,114 businesses in Marion County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (1 nearby)
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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Rivesville.
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.