Drinking water stations with addresses in Oceana and their reported violations in the past:
OCEANA COMMUNITY OF (Population served: 4410, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In NOV-1997. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-01-1997), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-31-1997), St Public Notif requested (DEC-31-1997)
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In OCT-1997. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-01-1997), St Formal NOV issued (JAN-23-1998), St Public Notif requested (JAN-23-1998)
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In AUG-1997. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif issued (AUG-29-1997), St Compliance achieved (SEP-01-1997), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-26-1997), St Public Notif requested (SEP-26-1997)
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUL-1997. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-27-1997), St Public Notif requested (AUG-27-1997), St Public Notif issued (AUG-29-1997), St Compliance achieved (DEC-01-1997)
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In JUN-1997. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-01-1997), St Public Notif requested (AUG-01-1997)
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In MAR-1997. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-01-1997), St Public Notif issued (APR-22-1997), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-02-1997), St Public Notif requested (MAY-02-1997)
- 5 other older health violations
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-2003 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-30-2003)
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In APR-2003. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (APR-01-2003), St Public Notif requested (JUN-05-2003), St Formal NOV issued (JUN-05-2003)
- Notification, Public - Between MAY-01-1995 and FEB-10-1999, Contaminant: SWTR. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAY-20-1995), St Public Notif requested (MAY-20-1995), St Public Notif received (JUN-07-1995)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
PRENTER WATER COMPANY (Population served: 150, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and JUN-10-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-04-2004), St Compliance achieved (JUN-10-2005), St Public Notif received (JUL-14-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2003 and JUN-10-2005, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-10-2003), St Compliance achieved (JUN-10-2005), St Public Notif received (JUL-14-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2002 and OCT-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (SEP-05-2002), Fed Compliance achieved (OCT-29-2002)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and JUL-17-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (JUL-17-2001)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between OCT-19-1999 and MAY-31-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (JAN-05-2000), Fed FAO issued (APR-28-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (MAY-31-2000)
- 40 regular monitoring violations
- 3 other older monitoring violations
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: |  33.5% | | Whole state: |  17.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 19.8% | | Whole state: | 7.6% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Oceana, WV
Oceana compared to West Virginia state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age below state average.
- Number of college students below state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher below state average.
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Banks with branches in Oceana (2009 data):
- First Century Bank, National Association: Oceana Branch at Main Street And Route 85, branch established on 1972-09-22. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $425.3 mil, Deposits: $358.6 mil, headquarters in Bluefield, WV, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 12 total offices, Holding Company: First Century Bankshares, Inc.
- First Community Bank, National Association: Oceana Branch at Route 10 Cook Parkway, branch established on 1984-07-02. Info updated 2008-12-04: Bank assets: $2,103.4 mil, Deposits: $1,505.1 mil, headquarters in Bluefield, VA, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 61 total offices, Holding Company: First Community Bancshares, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Wyoming County West Virginia:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (65%)
- Utility gas (30%)
- Wood (3%)
- Coal or coke (2%)
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Religion statistics for Oceana
| Name | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | United Methodist Church | The Wesleyan Church | National Association of Free Will Baptists |
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| Adherents | 43.6% | 11.4% | 10.5% | 6.7% | 6.5% |
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| Congregations | 28.4% | 13.6% | 14.8% | 1.2% | 12.3% |
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| Name | Southern Baptist Convention | Church of the Nazarene | International Pentecostal Holiness Church | Pentecostal Church of God | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 4.6% | 2.8% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 8.8% |
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| Congregations | 2.5% | 2.5% | 1.2% | 6.2% | 17.3% |
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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 |
| Financial Administration |
3 | $7,800 | $31,200 | 0 | $0 |
| Other Government Administration |
0 | $0 | | 5 | $3,653 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $775 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
5 | $8,686 | $20,846 | 0 | $0 |
| Welfare |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $554 |
| Solid Waste Management |
2 | $4,986 | $29,916 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
4 | $6,170 | $18,510 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
8 | $19,815 | $29,723 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
22 | $47,457 | $25,886 | 7 | $4,982 |
Oceana government finances in 2006:
- Charges - Sewerage: $984,000
Solid Waste Management: $170,000
Miscellaneous Commercial Activities: $76,000
Parks and Recreation: $20,000
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $887,000
Water Utilities: $705,000
Police Protection: $249,000
Solid Waste Management: $216,000
Parks and Recreation: $102,000
Regular Highways: $99,000
Financial Administration: $47,000
General Public Buildings: $45,000
Local Fire Protection: $41,000
Central Staff Services: $27,000
Judicial and Legal Services: $8,000
Libraries: $6,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - Water Utilities: $50,000
Housing and Community Development: $44,000
- Local Intergovernmental - Sewerage: $984,000
Water Utilities: $745,000
- Miscellaneous - Fines and Forfeits: $18,000
Rents: $18,000
General Revenue, NEC: $14,000
Interest Earnings: $3,000
- NEW for 2005 - Long Term Debt Outstanding Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,011,000
Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding - Unspecified Public Purpose: $14,011,000
- Other Funds - Cash and Securities: $95,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $695,000
- State Intergovernmental - General Local Government Support: $2,000
- Tax - Occupation and Business License, NEC: $501,000
Property: $148,000
Public Utilities Sales: $58,000
Alcoholic Beverage Sales: $9,000
- Total Salaries and Wages: $643,000
3.82% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,459 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 3.82% | | West Virginia average: | 5.78% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved from foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.29% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,806 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.29% | | West Virginia average: | 5.65% |
10 or fewer of this county's residents moved to foreign countries between 2005 and 2006.
Top counties to which taxpayers relocated from this county between 2005 and 2006:
Strongest AM radio stations in Oceana:
- 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)
- WWYO (970 AM; 1 kW; PINEVILLE, WV; Owner: MRJ, INC.)
- WELC (1150 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)
- WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WVOW (1290 AM; 5 kW; LOGAN, WV; Owner: LOGAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
- WBDY (1190 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WNRG (940 AM; 5 kW; GRUNDY, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA-KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CO., INC)
- WCHS (580 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
Strongest FM radio stations in Oceana:
- WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WVOW-FM (101.9 FM; LOGAN, WV; Owner: LOGAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WPMW (92.7 FM; MULLENS, WV; Owner: CASTLE ROCK INVESTMENTS, L.L.C.)
- WHAJ (104.5 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WJLS-FM (99.5 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WHKX (106.3 FM; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WMTD-FM (102.3 FM; HINTON, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WKOY-FM (100.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WVKM (106.7 FM; MATEWAN, WV; Owner: THREE STATES BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WPIB (91.1 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- WSTG (95.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WKLC-FM (105.1 FM; ST. ALBANS, WV; Owner: WKLC, INC.)
- WZAC-FM (92.5 FM; DANVILLE, WV; Owner: PRICE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WELC-FM (102.9 FM; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)
- WPKE-FM (103.1 FM; COAL RUN, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WVPB (91.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
- WAXS (94.1 FM; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: PLATEAU BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WGTH-FM (105.5 FM; RICHLANDS, VA; Owner: HIGH KNOB BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WTNJ (105.9 FM; MOUNT HOPE, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WHQX (107.7 FM; CEDAR BLUFF, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
TV broadcast stations around Oceana:
- WVAH-TV (Channel 11; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WVAH LICENSEE, LLC)
- WCHS-TV (Channel 8; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WCHS LICENSEE, LLC)
- WOAY-TV (Channel 4; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: THOMAS BROADCASTING CO.)
Oceana fatal accident list:
Dec 11, 1983 12:25 AM, 85, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Apr 27, 1979 04:15 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Dec 17, 1979 12:30 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 2
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 4
Total length: 9 meters (30ft)
Total costs: $600,000
Total average daily traffic: 7,900
Total average daily truck traffic: 382
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 11,260
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1- Erica Taylor, 1001 Hill Street, Type: Tower, Structure height: 121.9 m, Overall height: 124.4 m
Registrant: Highland Towers, Inc., 550 N Eisenhower Drive, Beckley, WV 25801, Phone: (304) 890-6101, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 5- On Wv Sec. Rt .83 Km E Of The Wv Sec Rt 2 Wv Rt 85 Int, Type: Pole, Structure height: 3 m, Overall height: 9 m, Call Sign: WPMG951
Assigned Frequencies : 457.150 MHz
Grant Date: 05/02/2003, Expiration Date: 07/24/2013, Certifier: Susan Lusk
Registrant: Us Filter Control Systems, 141 S Lafayette Fwy, Saint Paul, MN 55107, Fax: (612) 224-3628 - Rt 10 .4 Km S Of Rt 85 Int, Type: Tank, Structure height: 13 m, Overall height: 19 m, Call Sign: WPKH247
Assigned Frequencies : 451.025 MHz
Grant Date: 03/27/2002, Expiration Date: 03/27/2012, Certifier: Sharlene Cook
Registrant: Consolidated Electric Co, 141 S Lafayette Fwy, Saint Paul, MN 55107, Fax: (612) 224-3628 - Wv Rt 85 2.4 Km Ne Of Wv Rt 10 Int, Type: Building, Structure height: 4 m, Overall height: 7 m, Call Sign: WPKT230
Assigned Frequencies : 452.725 MHz
Grant Date: 07/10/2002, Expiration Date: 07/10/2012, Certifier: Susan Lusk
Registrant: Us Filter Consolidated Electric Div, 141 S Lafayette Fwy, Saint Paul, MN 55107, Fax: (612) 224-3628 - Crouch Bs, On Wv Rte 971, Aprox 152m No Of Jct Wv Rte 971 & Mc Donalds Mill C, Type: Building, Structure height: 5 m, Call Sign: WPWJ853
Assigned Frequencies : 451.937 MHz
Grant Date: 12/03/2002, Expiration Date: 12/03/2012, Certifier: Sharlene J Cook
Registrant: Us Filter Control Systems, Inc., 1239 Willow Lake Blvd., Vadnais Heights, MN 55110, Phone: (651) 766-2700, Fax: (651) 766-2743, Email:
- Huff Creek Tank, Huff Creek Tank; At The Intersection Of Wv Rte.10 & Cr 10/3, Type: Tank, Structure height: 9 m, Call Sign: WQCF475
Assigned Frequencies : 173.362 MHz
Grant Date: 02/18/2005, Expiration Date: 02/18/2015, Certifier: Charles R Roberts
Registrant: Us Filter Control Systems, 1239 Willow Lake Boulevard, Vadnais Heights, MN 55110, Phone: (651) 766-2700, Fax: (651) 766-2743, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2- Burning Rock TS, Near Burning Rock Fire Tower 3.9 Miles West, Type: Tower, Structure height: 46 m, Overall height: 50 m, Call Sign: WQCN296
Assigned Frequencies : 6131.13 MHz, 6145.95 MHz
Grant Date: 04/13/2005, Expiration Date: 04/13/2015, Certifier: Jason D Griffith
Registrant: American Electric Power Service Corporation, Tulsa, OK 74102-0201, Phone: (918) 599-2104, Email:
- Burning Rock TS, Near Burning Rock Fire Tower 3.9 Miles West, Type: Tower, Structure height: 46 m, Overall height: 50 m, Call Sign: KSJ20, Licensee ID: L00268142
Grant Date: 12/15/2008, Expiration Date: 01/13/2019
Registrant: Appalachian Power Company
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 21 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Oceana)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 25
- Hazardous Condition: 7
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Oceana, WV
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