Oak Hill is a city in Fayette County, West Virginia, home to about 7,937 people across 9.6 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 25879 and 25901, and parts of 25840 are in Oak Hill too.
Homes sold for a median of $145 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
All in Oak Hill
Mostly Oak Hill; also Hilltop
Mostly Fayetteville; part is in Oak Hill
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| Nearest major airport | Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO)146 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Raleigh County Memorial Airport (BKW)14 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Winston-Salem, NC139 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA351 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Oak Hill; 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.
Oak Hill had 8,179 residents in the 2020 census, up 8% since 2000.
It’s the 19th largest of 429 towns in West Virginia by population.
Fayette County grew from 31,987 residents in 1900 to 40,488 in 2020.
Fayette County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 48 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Oak Hill, WV weather station (about a mile away).
7,593 jobs at 710 businesses in Fayette County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
103 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Oak Hill’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 16 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 5 |
| Dentists | 10 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 30 |
| Mental health providers | 19 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 12 |
| Optometrists | 7 |
| Chiropractors | 4 |
| Pharmacies | 8 |
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 (6 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 2 miles 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.
Established in 1820.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Fayette County Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New River PrimaryOak Hill | Pre-K–2 | 605 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| New River IntermediateOak Hill | 3–5 | 523 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Oak Hill Middle SchoolOak Hill | 6–8 | 627 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Fayette Institute of TechnologyOak Hill | 9–12 | — | Career and Technical | 0.7 mi |
| Oak Hill HighOak Hill | 9–12 | 1,057 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saints Peter & Paul Catholic SchoolOak Hill | Pre-K–5 | 38 | Roman Catholic | 0.5 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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Shares ZIP codes with Fayetteville, Gatewood, Cunard, Garten and Hilltop.
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