Drinking water stations with addresses in Peterstown that have no violations reported:
- RED SULPHUR PSD (Population served: 4374, Primary Water Source Type: Surface_water)
Average household size:
| This town: |  2.0 people | | West Virginia: |  2.4 people |
Percentage of family households:
| This town: | 54.9% | | Whole state: | 68.4% |
Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
| This town: | 2.8% | | Whole state: | 4.7% |
No gay or lesbian households reported
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 17.8% | | Whole state: | 17.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 4.5% | | Whole state: | 7.6% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Peterstown, WV
Peterstown compared to West Virginia state average:
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Renting percentage 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 below state average.
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Banks with branches in Peterstown (2009 data):
- The First National Bank of Peterstown: The First National Bank Of Peterstow at 220 Market Street, branch established on 1910-01-27. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $46.5 mil, Deposits: $41.4 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 1 total offices, Holding Company: Peterstown Bancorp, Inc.
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Monroe County West Virginia:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (52%)
- Electricity (44%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (2%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (1%)
- Wood (1%)
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Religion statistics for Peterstown
| Name | United Methodist Church | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Church of the Brethren |
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| Adherents | 36.1% | 19.4% | 10.5% | 7.0% | 4.4% |
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| Congregations | 35.6% | 11.9% | 6.8% | 10.2% | 1.7% |
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| Name | International Pentecostal Holiness Church | Catholic Church | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Association Reformed Presbyterian Church | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 3.2% | 3.1% | 2.7% | 2.4% | 11.1% |
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| Congregations | 3.4% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 25.4% |
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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 | | 8 | $825 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $1,594 | $19,128 | 1 | $840 |
| Totals for Government |
1 | $1,594 | $19,128 | 9 | $1,665 |
Peterstown government finances in 2002:
- Charges - All Other: $20,000
- Current Operations - General - Other: $32,000
Police Protection: $29,000
Financial Administration: $19,000
- Miscellaneous - Interest Earnings: $1,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $30,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $3,000
General Support: $1,000
- Tax - Property: $24,000
NEC: $13,000
Public Utilities: $8,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $48,000
5.14% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($30,860 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.14% | | 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:
5.41% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($25,974 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.41% | | 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 Peterstown:
- WNRV (990 AM; 5 kW; NARROWS-PEARISBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WKNV (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FAIRLAWN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WFNR (710 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WPIN (810 AM; daytime; 4 kW; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: DUBLIN RADIO)
- WBDY (1190 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WRAD (1460 AM; 5 kW; RADFORD, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
- WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WWNR (620 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: DYNASTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WHIS (1440 AM; 5 kW; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WVBE (610 AM; 5 kW; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Peterstown:
- KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
- 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)
- WMTD-FM (102.3 FM; HINTON, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WPIB (91.1 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- WSTG (95.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WJLS-FM (99.5 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WPIN-FM (91.5 FM; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- WXLK (92.3 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
- WPSK-FM (107.1 FM; PULASKI, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
- WSLQ (99.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
- WSLC-FM (94.9 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: MEL WHEELER, INC.)
- WVTF (89.1 FM; ROANOKE, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
- WROV-FM (96.3 FM; MARTINSVILLE, VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WFNR-FM (100.7 FM; CHRISTIANSBURG, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
- WKCJ (103.1 FM; LEWISBURG, WV; Owner: QUORUM RADIO PARTNERS OF VIRGINIA, INC.)
- WDBS (97.1 FM; SUTTON, WV; Owner: SUMMIT MEDIA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- W244BB (96.7 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: BIBLE BROADCASTING NETWORK, INC.)
- W244AV (96.7 FM; BLACKSBURG, ETC., VA; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
Peterstown fatal accident list:
Jan 17, 1994 01:45 AM, 219 / 23, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Oct 17, 1990 10:15 AM, 219, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 2
Oct 16, 1989 10:00 AM, 12, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1
Oct 6, 1989 10:57 AM, 219, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 7, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 3
Total length: 4 meters (13ft)
Total costs: $1,334,000
Total average daily traffic: 7,430
Total average daily truck traffic: 615
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 9,350
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1- Mark L Gartley, Route 2 Box 505, Type: Pole, Structure height: 59.4 m, Overall height: 60.5 m
Registrant: Holland & Knight LLP, 2099 Pennsylvania Ave Nw Suite 100, Washngton, DC 20006, Phone: (202) 862-5989, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 5- Fire Dept Main St, Call Sign: KFR704
Assigned Frequencies : 33.7000 MHz
Grant Date: 03/31/2004, Expiration Date: 03/02/2014
Registrant: Universal Licensing Service, 3419 Via Lido 609, Newport Beach, CA 92663-3908, Phone: (877) 677-3639, Fax: (949) 515-2544 - Bozoo Tank; On Cr24, 7km North Of Jct. Cr24 & Wv Rte. 12, Type: Tank, Structure height: 11 m, Call Sign: WPBF437
Assigned Frequencies : 451.475 MHz
Grant Date: 05/06/2003, Expiration Date: 04/21/2013, Certifier: Porter M Robertson
Registrant: Federal Licensing Inc, 1588 Fairfield Rd, Gettysburg, PA 17325, Phone: (717) 334-9262, Fax: (717) 334-6440 - Ballard Tank Is Located 0.6 Km Off Of St Hwy 12 4.9 Km N Of Us Hwy 219, Type: Tank, Structure height: 9 m, Call Sign: WPPA976
Assigned Frequencies : 451.475 MHz
Grant Date: 08/06/2004, Expiration Date: 09/30/2014, Certifier: Dennis Sibold
Registrant: Two Way Radio, Inc., 435 Mussers Mill Road, Crockett, VA 24323, Phone: (276) 620-4389, Fax: (413) 653-2013, Email:
- 1/2 Mi On Va Hwy 643 1/2 Mi E Of Us Hwy 219, Type: Building, Structure height: 3 m, Call Sign: WPPV225
Assigned Frequencies : 451.475 MHz
Grant Date: 01/21/2005, Expiration Date: 01/26/2015, Certifier: Dennis Sibold
Registrant: Twr, 435 Mussers Mill Road, Crockett, VA 24323, Phone: (276) 620-4389, Fax: (413) 653-2013, Email:
- 1/2 Mi On Va Hwy 643 1/2 Mi E Of Us Hwy 219, Type: Building, Structure height: 3 m, Call Sign: WPPV832
Assigned Frequencies : 451.475 MHz
Grant Date: 01/21/2005, Expiration Date: 02/03/2015, Certifier: Dennis Sibold
Registrant: Twr, 435 Mussers Mill Road, Crockett, VA 24323, Phone: (276) 620-4389, Fax: (413) 653-2013, Email:
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 1- MONROE, Lat: 37.481667 Lon: -80.730556, Call Sign: WPWE678
Assigned Frequencies : 956.356 MHz, 956.356 MHz
Grant Date: 10/30/2002, Expiration Date: 10/30/2012, Certifier: Porter Robertson
Registrant: Red Sulphur Public Service District, Peterstown, WV 24963, Phone: (304) 753-4003, Fax: (304) 753-5167
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 11 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Peterstown)
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 31
- Hazardous Condition: 2
Incident types - Peterstown
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Peterstown, WV
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