Red Jacket is a community in Mingo County, West Virginia, home to about 482 people across 5.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 25688, and parts of 25692 and 25696 are in Red Jacket too.
Mostly Red Jacket; also Matewan
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| Nearest major airport | Piedmont Triad International Airport (GSO)162 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Tri-State Airport / Milton J. Ferguson Field (HTS)55 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Lexington-Fayette, KY129 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Philadelphia, PA411 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Red Jacket; 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.
Red Jacket had 525 residents in the 2020 census, down 28% since 2000.
It’s the 236th largest of 429 towns in West Virginia by population.
Mingo County grew from 11,359 residents in 1900 to 23,568 in 2020.
Mingo County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 48.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 13 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Williamson, WV weather station (8 miles away).
3,211 jobs at 326 businesses in Mingo 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
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
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 Matewan.
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