Powellton is a community in Fayette County, West Virginia, home to about 479 people across 5.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 25161, and parts of 25118 are in Powellton too.
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| Nearest major airport | John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH)155 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Yeager Airport (CRW)23 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Winston-Salem, NC150 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA357 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Powellton; 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.
Powellton had 493 residents in the 2020 census, down 73% since 2000.
It’s the 238th 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 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 46.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, London Locks, WV weather station (6 miles 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).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Counts are within about 1.5 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Kimberly.
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