Tyler County is a county in West Virginia, United States, on the Ohio River in the state’s northern panhandle region. It had a population of 8,313 at the 2020 census and covers 261 square miles (680 km2), 256 square miles of it land, centred near 39°28′N 80°53′W.<\/p>\n
Middlebourne is the county seat; its postal code is 26149. The county has four incorporated municipalities — two cities and two towns — plus dozens of unincorporated communities spread across four magisterial districts. Tyler County sits in the Eastern time zone.<\/p>\n
Four places in Tyler County are incorporated; the rest are unincorporated communities, crossroads, and river landings. CDP = Census-Designated Place; Unincorp. = unincorporated community with no municipal government.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middlebourne<\/td>\n | Town · seat<\/td>\n | 751<\/td>\n | 26149<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sistersville<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 1,340<\/td>\n | 26175<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Paden City<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | 2,649<\/td>\n | 26159<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Friendly<\/td>\n | Town<\/td>\n | 115<\/td>\n | 26146<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Adonis<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Akron<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Alma<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bens Run<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bert<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Big Moses<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Blue<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Booher<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Braden<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Centerville<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Conaway<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Dale<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Everett<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Frew<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Iuka<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Josephs Mills<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Kidwell<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Link<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Little<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Long Reach<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Luzon<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| McKim<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Meeker<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Plum Run<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pursley<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sandusky<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Shiloh<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Shirley<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Stringtown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sunnyside<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Tyler<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Watkins<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Wick<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Wilbur<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n Paden City straddles the Tyler–Pleasants county line; most of the city and its ZIP code fall in Tyler County, with the remainder in Pleasants County. The 2020 census population listed here is for the whole city.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nSmaller communities such as Alma, Centerville, and Sandusky use the ZIP code of their nearest post office town rather than one of their own.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nTyler County lies in West Virginia’s northern panhandle, on the eastern bank of the Ohio River. The land rises from the river bottoms at Sistersville and Friendly into steep, forested hill country drained by Middle Island Creek and McElroy Creek. Farmland is limited to the narrow river bottoms and the ridgetops; most of the county is wooded hillside historically worked for timber and, since the 1890s, oil and natural gas.<\/p>\n Tyler County borders Wetzel County<\/a> to the northeast, Doddridge County<\/a> to the southeast, Ritchie County<\/a> to the southwest, and Pleasants County<\/a> to the west. Across the Ohio River to the northwest and west, it also faces Monroe County and Washington County, Ohio.<\/p>\n Tyler County had 8,313 residents at the 2020 census. Paden City (2,649) and Sistersville (1,340) are its two largest communities, together holding roughly half the county’s population. Tyler County’s median household income runs well below the West Virginia median of $55,948, reflecting the county’s rural, largely elderly population base. Density works out to roughly 32 people per square mile, among the more sparsely populated counties in the panhandle.<\/p>\n Oil and natural gas have driven Tyler County’s economy since the Sistersville oil boom of the 1890s, and Marcellus and Utica shale drilling keeps gas leasing and pipeline work active today. Paden City’s economy has historically centred on glass manufacturing, once home to several West Virginia glasshouses. Farming, timber, and small manufacturing round out the base, and county government and the Tyler County school system are among the largest steady employers. Sistersville hosts the annual Sistersville Oil and Gas Festival each September, marking the town’s boom-era history.<\/p>\n Tyler County was formed on December 6, 1814, from part of Ohio County, and named for John Tyler Sr., a former Virginia governor and father of future U.S. President John Tyler. The county was part of the pro-Union western Virginia counties that broke away to form West Virginia in 1863. Sistersville boomed rapidly after oil was struck nearby in 1889 and 1892, briefly swelling the riverfront town’s population into the thousands and drawing early automobile and ferry traffic across the Ohio River.<\/p>\n WV Route 2 runs along the Ohio River through Sistersville and Friendly; WV Route 18 crosses the county north–south through Middlebourne, connecting to U.S. Route 50 to the south.<\/p>\n The nearest commercial airport is Mid-Ohio Valley Regional Airport near Parkersburg.<\/p>\n Where is Tyler County, West Virginia?<\/strong> What is the population of Tyler County?<\/strong> How big is Tyler County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Tyler County?<\/strong> How many towns are in Tyler County?<\/strong> |