Calhoun County is a county in West Virginia, United States, in the central part of the state, astride the Little Kanawha River. It had a population of 6,229 at the 2020 census and covers 280 square miles (726 km2) centred near 38\u00b050\u2032N 81\u00b007\u2032W.<\/p>\n
Grantsville is the county seat, and its postal code is 26147. The county has one incorporated town and roughly four dozen unincorporated communities. It lies in the Eastern time zone, and its FIPS code is 54013.<\/p>\n
Calhoun County has just one incorporated municipality, Grantsville, and around 48 other named places, all unincorporated crossroads, hollows and post-office communities scattered along the Little Kanawha River and its tributaries. Population figures below are the 2020 census count where one exists at that place level; most rural communities are not separately counted and are marked with a dash.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adam<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Altizer<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Annamoriah<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Arnoldsburg<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 25234<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ayers<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Beech<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Big Bend<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 26136<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Big Springs<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 26137<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cabot Station<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Chloe<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 25235<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Cremo<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Creston Flats<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Dodrill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Douglas<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Euclid<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Five Forks<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Freed<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Grantsville<\/td>\n | Town · seat<\/td>\n | 486<\/td>\n | 26147<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hathaway<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hattie<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Henrietta<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hur<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Joker<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Leatherbark<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Liberty Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Lovada<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Millstone<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 25261<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Milo<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Minnora<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mount Zion<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 26151<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Mudfork<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Munday<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 26152<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Nicut<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Nobe<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Oak Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Oka<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Orma<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 25268<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pink<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pleasant Hill<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Purdy<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rhoda<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Richardson<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Rocksdale<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Russet<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sand Ridge<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Staten<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Stinson<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sycamore<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Walnut<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| White Pine<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\nZIP Codes<\/h2>\nMost of the other small communities scattered across the county share a ZIP code with the nearest post-office town rather than having their own.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nCalhoun County sits in the hilly Allegheny Plateau of central West Virginia, split by the Little Kanawha River, which runs the length of the county from southeast to northwest and drove its early timber and steamboat trade. The terrain is steep and heavily wooded, with narrow bottomland along the river and its creeks and little level ground for farming or building. Water covers a small share of the county’s total area.<\/p>\n Calhoun County borders six other counties: Ritchie County<\/a> to the north, Gilmer County<\/a> to the east, Braxton County<\/a> to the southeast, Clay County<\/a> to the south, Roane County<\/a> to the west, and Wirt County<\/a> to the northwest.<\/p>\n Calhoun County had 6,229 residents at the 2020 census, making it one of West Virginia’s least populous counties, spread across 2,699 households. Grantsville is the largest single community; most other residents live scattered across small communities such as Arnoldsburg and Chloe rather than in any second town of size. Median age in the county is high relative to the state, and county household income runs below the West Virginia median of $55,948. Population density is about 22 people per square mile, one of the lowest in the state.<\/p>\n Calhoun County’s economy centers on natural gas and oil production, timber, small-scale farming, and public-sector employment tied to the county seat. Grantsville, the only incorporated town, holds the county courthouse, the county school system’s offices, and most local retail and services. Many residents commute out of the county for larger employers in Parkersburg or Charleston.<\/p>\n Calhoun County was organized on March 5, 1856, from part of Gilmer County, and named for John C. Calhoun, the South Carolina statesman and former U.S. vice president. The county’s isolated, hilly terrain kept it thinly settled through the 19th century; a late-1800s oil and gas boom, followed by extensive logging along the Little Kanawha, brought the county’s first real growth before population began declining again through the 20th century as those industries wound down.<\/p>\n U.S. Route 33\/119 is the county’s main highway, running through Grantsville and connecting the county to Interstate 79 to the east. West Virginia Route 5 and West Virginia Route 16 provide the other principal routes through the county.<\/p>\n The nearest commercial airport is Yeager Airport in Charleston. There is no Amtrak service in Calhoun County.<\/p>\n Where is Calhoun County, West Virginia?<\/strong> What is the population of Calhoun County?<\/strong> How big is Calhoun County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Calhoun County?<\/strong> How many towns are in Calhoun County?<\/strong> |