Pentress is a community in Monongalia County, West Virginia across 0.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 26544.
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| Nearest major airport | Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT)63 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Morgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field (MGW)10 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Pittsburgh, PA60 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA265 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Pentress; 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.
Pentress had 135 residents in the 2020 census, down 23% since 2010.
Monongalia County grew from 19,049 residents in 1900 to 105,822 in 2020.
Monongalia County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 44.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Morgantown L&D, WV weather station (7 miles away).
50,567 jobs at 2,481 businesses in Monongalia 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.
Libraries (1 nearby)
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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