Coal Fork, West Virginia

Back to Coal Fork, WV housing info, Kanawha County, West Virginia, WV smaller cities, WV small cities, All Cities. We are giving away $1000 in prizes - enter simply by sending us your own city pictures! General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map General Map Google Map MSN Map Please wait while loading the map... Current weather forecast for Coal Fork, WV Kanawha County Population in July 2007: 1,293. Males: 630   (48.7%) Females: 663   (51.3%) Median resident age:   42.6 years West Virginia median age:   38.9 years Zip codes: 25306. Estimated median household income in 2007: $31,824 (it was $26,250 in 2000) Coal Fork:   $31,824 West Virginia:   $37,060 Estimated per capita income in 2007: $16,707 Coal Fork:   $16,707 West Virginia:   $20,419 Estimated median house or condo value in 2007: $76,219 (it was $57,800 in 2000) Coal Fork:   $76,219 West Virginia:   $96,000 Mean prices in 2007: All housing units: $77,953; Detached houses: $81,259; Townhouses or other attached units: $112,775; Mobile homes: $32,143 Coal Fork, WV residents, houses, and apartments details Add your B&M business listing here for free. Over a million visitors/week. Get a huge advantage over your competition Races in Coal Fork: White Non-Hispanic (98.0%) Two or more races (0.9%) American Indian (0.8%) Hispanic (0.7%) 2008 cost of living index in Coal Fork: 79.1 (low, U.S. average is 100) Discuss Coal Fork, West Virginia on our local forum with over 700,000 registered users Ancestries: United States (28.9%), English (14.8%), Irish (9.5%), German (6.7%), Dutch (3.3%), Scotch-Irish (3.1%). Current Local Time: EST time zone Elevation: 624 feet Land area: 5.14 square miles. Population density: 252 people per square mile   (very low).

Average climate in Coal Fork, West Virginia

Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations

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Coal Fork-area historical tornado activity is slightly below West Virginia state average. It is 67% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 4/23/1968, a category 5 (max. wind speeds 261-318 mph) tornado 50.3 miles away from the Coal Fork place center killed 7 people and injured 93 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

On 4/4/1974, a category 3 (max. wind speeds 158-206 mph) tornado 45.2 miles away from the place center killed one person and injured 11 people and caused between $500,000 and $5,000,000 in damages.

Coal Fork-area historical earthquake activity is slightly above West Virginia state average. It is 92% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 11/2/2006 at 17:53:02, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, Depth: 0.6 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: IV - V) earthquake occurred 80.2 miles away from Coal Fork center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB, 4.3 LG) earthquake occurred 83.9 miles away from the city center
On 6/29/1996 at 19:30:42, a magnitude 4.1 (4.1 MB, 3.9 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 81.5 miles away from the city center
On 6/28/1991 at 18:34:51, a magnitude 3.2 (3.2 LG, Depth: 3.1 mi, Class: Light, Intensity: II - III) earthquake occurred 8.2 miles away from Coal Fork center
On 4/22/1991 at 01:01:20, a magnitude 3.5 (3.5 LG, Depth: 9.1 mi) earthquake occurred 76.4 miles away from the city center
On 10/28/1997 at 10:36:46, a magnitude 3.4 (3.4 LG, Depth: 0.6 mi) earthquake occurred 84.4 miles away from Coal Fork center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB)

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Church in Coal Fork: Coal Fork United Methodist Church (A). Display/hide its location on the map Cemetery: Younger Branch Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map Streams, rivers, and creeks: Coal Fork (A), Younger Branch (B), Spring Fork (C). Display/hide their locations on the map Post office: Coal Fork Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map

Average household size:

This place:	2.3 people
West Virginia:	2.4 people

Percentage of family households:

This place:	71.6%
Whole state:	68.4%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:

This place:	3.1%
Whole state:	4.7%

Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)

• Lesbian couples: 0.2% of all households
• Gay men: 0.2% of all households

This place:	18.0%
Whole state:	17.9%

This place:	4.2%
Whole state:	7.6%

Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Coal Fork, WV

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4.48% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($33,867 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.48%
West Virginia average:	5.78%

0.04% of residents moved from foreign countries ($195 average AGI)

Kanawha County:	0.04%
West Virginia average:	0.06%

from Putnam County, WV	0.71% ($31,545 average AGI)
from Boone County, WV	0.21% ($33,270)
from Cabell County, WV	0.20% ($31,207)

4.92% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($43,194 average adjusted gross income)

Here:	4.92%
West Virginia average:	5.65%

0.02% of residents moved to foreign countries ($133 average AGI)

Kanawha County:	0.02%
West Virginia average:	0.02%

to Putnam County, WV	0.87% ($39,473 average AGI)
to Cabell County, WV	0.23% ($30,429)
to Jackson County, WV	0.16% ($47,840)

• Jason D Griffith, 2.57 Km S Of Wv Rt 73 & 5.3 Km S, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 95.4 m
  Registrant: American Electric Power Service Corporation, Tulsa, OK 74102-0201, Phone: (918) 599-2104, Email:

• Coal Fork TS, 2.57 Km S Of Wv Rt 73 & 5.3 Km S, Type: Tower, Structure height: 91.4 m, Overall height: 95.4 m, Call Sign: KQI43, Licensee ID: L00268142
  Assigned Frequencies : 5974.85 MHz, 6735.00 MHz, 6063.80 MHz, 6785.62 MHz
  Grant Date: 03/29/2000, Expiration Date: 04/11/2010
  Registrant: Appalachian Power Company

• On Mountain Top, Type: Tower, Overall height: 61 m, Call Sign: KEA981, Licensee ID: L00101437
  Assigned Frequencies : 156.450 MHz, 156.800 MHz, 156.975 MHz
  Grant Date: 01/08/2002, Expiration Date: 01/09/2012
  Registrant: Appalachian Power Company, One Riverside Plaza, Columbus, OH 43215, Phone: (614) 716-5874, Fax: (614) 716-3535, Email:
• Coal Fork Rd To Coal Fork Towers On Coal Fork Mountain, Type: Tower, Call Sign: WHV969, Licensee ID: L00005894
  Assigned Frequencies : 156.450 MHz, 156.800 MHz, 156.950 MHz
  Grant Date: 11/02/2004, Expiration Date: 01/18/2015
  Registrant: Amherst Industries Inc, 2 Port Amherst Drive, Charleston, WV 25306, Phone: (304) 926-1131, Fax: (304) 926-1111, Email: