Drinking water stations with addresses in Lester and their reported violations in the past:
LESTER MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS (Population served: 750, Purch_surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUL-1999, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-10-1999), St Public Notif requested (AUG-10-1999), St Compliance achieved (AUG-14-1999)
- MCL, Acute (TCR) - In DEC-1996, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JAN-01-1997), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-28-1997), St Public Notif requested (MAR-28-1997), St Public Notif received (APR-04-1997)
Past monitoring violations:
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between APR-22-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAR-24-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAR-04-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2004 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-04-2004)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2003 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-08-2003)
- 3 routine major monitoring violations
- 2 other older monitoring violations
Average household size:
| This town: |  2.3 people | | West Virginia: |  2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 62.7% | | Whole state: | 68.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 4.2% | | Whole state: | 4.7% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 15.7% | | Whole state: | 17.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 5.2% | | Whole state: | 7.6% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Lester, WV
Lester compared to West Virginia state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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2004 Presidential Election results in Raleigh County West Virginia:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (54%)
- Electricity (36%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Coal or coke (2%)
- Other fuel (2%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
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Religion statistics for Lester
| Name | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Catholic Church | United Methodist Church | Southern Baptist Convention |
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| Adherents | 13.8% | 13.7% | 12.8% | 12.1% | 9.8% |
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| Congregations | 6.1% | 13.9% | 0.9% | 13.0% | 3.5% |
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| Name | National Association of Free Will Baptists | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 5.8% | 4.5% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 19.5% |
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| Congregations | 14.8% | 5.2% | 0.9% | 2.6% | 39.1% |
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Source: Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center.
Tables represent county-level data.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2007)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 2 | $1,786 |
| Water Supply |
1 | $1,680 | $20,160 | 1 | $1,260 |
| Totals for Government |
1 | $1,680 | $20,160 | 3 | $3,046 |
Lester government finances in 2002:
- Current Operations - Water Utilities: $90,000
Police Protection: $40,000
Financial Administration: $25,000
Regular Highways: $8,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $70,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $93,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $0
- State Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $12,000
All Other: $3,000
General Support: $2,000
- Tax - Property: $24,000
Public Utilities: $17,000
NEC: $5,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $33,000
5.18% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($32,601 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.18% | | West Virginia average: | 5.78% |
0.05% of residents moved from foreign countries ($208 average AGI)| Raleigh County: | 0.05% | | West Virginia average: | 0.06% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.16% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($36,648 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.16% | | West Virginia average: | 5.65% |
0.04% of residents moved to foreign countries ($404 average AGI)| Raleigh County: | 0.04% | | West Virginia average: | 0.02% |
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Lester:
- WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WWNR (620 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: DYNASTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WBDY (1190 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
- WELC (1150 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WWYO (970 AM; 1 kW; PINEVILLE, WV; Owner: MRJ, INC.)
- WKNV (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FAIRLAWN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WHIS (1440 AM; 5 kW; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WNRV (990 AM; 5 kW; NARROWS-PEARISBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Lester:
- WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WJLS-FM (99.5 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WMTD-FM (102.3 FM; HINTON, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WTNJ (105.9 FM; MOUNT HOPE, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WPMW (92.7 FM; MULLENS, WV; Owner: CASTLE ROCK INVESTMENTS, L.L.C.)
- WVPB (91.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
- WAXS (94.1 FM; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: PLATEAU BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHAJ (104.5 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WHKX (106.3 FM; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WKOY-FM (100.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WPIB (91.1 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- WSTG (95.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WDBS (97.1 FM; SUTTON, WV; Owner: SUMMIT MEDIA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
- WVOW-FM (101.9 FM; LOGAN, WV; Owner: LOGAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WKVW (93.3 FM; MONTGOMERY, WV; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- WZAC-FM (92.5 FM; DANVILLE, WV; Owner: PRICE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WELC-FM (102.9 FM; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)
- W244BF (96.7 FM; NIMITZ, WV; Owner: GRACE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH)
TV broadcast stations around Lester:
- WOAY-TV (Channel 4; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: THOMAS BROADCASTING CO.)
- WSWP-TV (Channel 9; GRANDVIEW, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
Lester fatal accident list:
Dec 26, 2007 12:19 AM, Sr-54, Lat: 37.729147, Lon: -81.309772, Vehicles: 1, Fatalities: 1
Oct 16, 1981 10:00 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Mar 26, 1977 03:09 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 1
Total length: 0 meters
Total average daily traffic: 800
Total average daily truck traffic: 48
Total future (year 2026) average daily traffic: 1,000
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1- David B McClure, 324 Old Bryson Road, Type: Tower, Structure height: 88.3 m, Overall height: 89.6 m, , Licensee ID: L00290055
Registrant: Highland Towers, LLC, 125 Whitestick Road, Beckley, WV 25801, Phone: (304) 256-6426, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1- LUCAS ST., Lucas St. Rr Crossing @ M.P. V392.20, Type: Bant, Structure height: 2.5 m, Overall height: 3.1 m, Call Sign: WPZS851, Licensee ID: L00008014
Assigned Frequencies : 160.380 MHz, 161.190 MHz
Grant Date: 03/05/2004, Expiration Date: 03/05/2014, Certifier: Jerry R Celio
Registrant: Norfolk Southern Railway Company, 1200 Peachtree Street, Ne, Box 123, Atlatna, GA 30309, Phone: (404) 582-6224, Fax: (404) 582-6209, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 2- Call Sign: KB8RLT, Previous Call Sign:
Grant Date: 02/01/1994, Expiration Date: 02/01/2004, Cancelation Date: 02/02/2006
Registrant: Joseph W Miller, 111 Holly Hills, Lester, WV 25865 - Call Sign: N8XNE, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00639286
Grant Date: 02/24/2004, Expiration Date: 02/24/2014
Registrant: Connie L Bailey, 501 Rock House Rd, Lester, WV 25865
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 10
- Hazardous Condition: 21
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Lester, WV
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