Town guide

Meadow Bridge, West Virginia

Meadow Bridge is a town in Fayette County, West Virginia, home to about 504 people across 0.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 25976.

Homes sold for a median of $148 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population5041,229 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$148Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Meadow Bridge

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Meadow Bridge

Distances

Nearest major airportPiedmont Triad International Airport (GSO)133 miles away
Closer regional airportRaleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW)16 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Winston-Salem, NC127 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Philadelphia, PA341 miles away

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

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

Who represents Meadow Bridge

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

Meadow Bridge had 324 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2000.

It’s the 224th largest of 429 towns in West Virginia by population.

Fayette County grew from 31,987 residents in 1900 to 40,488 in 2020.

Meadow Bridge population by census2000: 321, 2010: 379, 2020: 324321200037920103242020

Fayette County, 1900–2020

Fayette County population, 1900 to 20201900: 31,987, 1910: 51,903, 1920: 60,377, 1930: 72,050, 1940: 80,628, 1950: 82,443, 1960: 61,731, 1970: 49,332, 1980: 57,863, 1990: 47,952, 2000: 47,579, 2010: 46,039, 2020: 40,48832K’00’1060K’20’3081K’40’5062K’60’7058K’80’9048K’00’1040K’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 77°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 53.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Meadow BridgeJan: high 34°F, low 19°F, 4.1 in; Feb: high 38°F, low 21°F, 4 in; Mar: high 46°F, low 28°F, 5.1 in; Apr: high 59°F, low 38°F, 4.4 in; May: high 67°F, low 47°F, 5.6 in; Jun: high 73°F, low 55°F, 4.8 in; Jul: high 77°F, low 58°F, 5.4 in; Aug: high 76°F, low 57°F, 4.2 in; Sep: high 71°F, low 51°F, 3.9 in; Oct: high 60°F, low 40°F, 3.1 in; Nov: high 48°F, low 31°F, 4 in; Dec: high 38°F, low 23°F, 4.7 in34°19°Jan4.138°21°Feb4.046°28°Mar5.159°38°Apr4.467°47°May5.673°55°Jun4.877°58°Jul5.476°57°Aug4.271°51°Sep3.960°40°Oct3.148°31°Nov4.038°23°Dec4.7Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rupert 4 N, WV weather station (13 miles away).

Jobs in Fayette County

7,593 jobs at 710 businesses in Fayette County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Fayette CountyHealth care and social assistance: 1,688 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 1,288 jobs; Retail trade: 1,252 jobs; Mining, oil and gas: 633 jobs; Manufacturing: 627 jobs; Other services: 382 jobs; Administrative and support: 297 jobs; Construction: 258 jobsHealth care and social assistance 22% Hotels and restaurants 17% Retail trade 17% Mining, oil and gas 8% Manufacturing 8% Other services 5% Administrative and support 4% Construction 3%

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

Health care

3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Meadow Bridge.

Nearest hospitals

  • Summers County Arh HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Hinton14.8 miles
  • Camc Plateau Medical Center, INCCritical access hospital · emergency room · Oak Hill17.2 miles
  • Beckley Arh HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Beckley18.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants2
Physical and occupational therapists1

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 Meadow Bridge

Libraries

  • Meadow Bridge Public Library1.2 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.

Schools in Meadow Bridge

Public schools here are run by Fayette County Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Meadow Bridge Regional SchoolMeadow BridgePre-K–12404Public0.9 mi
Private schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Word of God Christian AcademyMeadow Bridge2–810Pentecostal0.7 mi

Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.

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