Piney View, West Virginia

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Population in 2010: 989.
Population change since 2000: -5.4%
Males: 497  (50.3%)
Females: 492  (49.7%)
Median resident age:

58.0 years
West Virginia median age:

42.9 years

Zip codes: 25906.

Estimated median household income in 2022: $42,874 (it was $26,324 in 2000)
Piney View:

$42,874
WV:

$54,329

Estimated per capita income in 2022: $37,496 (it was $12,385 in 2000)

Piney View CDP income, earnings, and wages data

Estimated median house or condo value in 2022: $158,881 (it was $48,300 in 2000)
Piney View:

$158,881
WV:

$155,100

Mean prices in 2022: all housing units: $144,211; detached houses: $157,148; mobile homes: $36,802
March 2022 cost of living index in Piney View: 82.6 (low, U.S. average is 100)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2022: 10.9%

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Ancestries: English (56.5%), Irish (19.9%), American (13.6%), Italian (4.9%), Dutch (1.4%).

Current Local Time: EST time zone

Elevation: 2343 feet

Land area: 10.5 square miles.

Population density: 94 people per square mile   (very low).

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6 residents are foreign born

This place:

0.6%
West Virginia:

1.1%
Median real estate property taxes paid for housing units in 2000:
Piney View CDP:

0.5% ($253)
West Virginia:

0.6% ($378)

Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Charleston, WV (43.6 miles , pop. 53,421).

Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (142.6 miles , pop. 223,891).

Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (355.3 miles , pop. 1,517,550).

Nearest cities:

Stanaford, WV (1.4 miles ),
Mount Hope, WV (1.8 miles ),
Prosperity, WV (1.9 miles ),
Bradley, WV (1.9 miles ),
Prince, WV (2.2 miles),
Beckley, WV (2.3 miles ),
Glen Jean, WV (2.3 miles ),
Hilltop, WV (2.5 miles )

Latitude: 37.85 N, Longitude: 81.15 W

Area code commonly used in this area: 304

Distribution of median household income in Piney View, WV in 2022
Distribution of house value in Piney View, WV in 2022
Piney View satellite photo by USGS
Unemployment in December 2023:
Here:

3.6%
West Virginia:

4.0%
Most common industries in Piney View, WV (%)
Both Males Females
Most common industries in 2000
  • Construction (15.3%)
  • Health care (13.0%)
  • Educational services (9.2%)
  • Accommodation & food services (5.9%)
  • Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (5.6%)
  • Repair & maintenance (5.1%)
  • Professional, scientific, technical services (4.1%)
Most common industries for males in 2000
  • Construction (23.1%)
  • Mining, quarrying, oil & gas extraction (10.0%)
  • Repair & maintenance (9.0%)
  • Accommodation & food services (8.6%)
  • Motor vehicle & parts dealers (5.0%)
  • Department & other general merchandise stores (5.0%)
  • Machinery, equipment, supplies merchant wholesalers (4.5%)
Most common industries for females in 2000
  • Health care (26.5%)
  • Educational services (18.2%)
  • Professional, scientific, technical services (9.4%)
  • Finance & insurance (7.1%)
  • Personal & laundry services (6.5%)
  • Construction (5.3%)
  • Social assistance (5.3%)
Most common occupations in Piney View, WV (%)
Both Males Females
Most common occupations in 2000
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (10.2%)
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (5.9%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (5.6%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (5.4%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (4.1%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (4.1%)
  • Construction laborers (4.1%)
Most common occupations for males in 2000
  • Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair workers, including supervisors (16.3%)
  • Construction laborers (7.2%)
  • Metal workers and plastic workers (7.2%)
  • Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (7.2%)
  • Supervisors, construction and extraction workers (5.0%)
  • Construction traders workers except carpenters, electricians, painters, plumbers, and construction laborers (5.0%)
  • Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (4.5%)
Most common occupations for females in 2000
  • Secretaries and administrative assistants (13.5%)
  • Health technologists and technicians (8.8%)
  • Information and record clerks, except customer service representatives (8.8%)
  • Cooks and food preparation workers (7.6%)
  • Retail sales workers, except cashiers (5.9%)
  • Preschool, kindergarten, elementary, and middle school teachers (5.3%)
  • Other teachers, instructors, education, training, and library occupations (5.3%)

Average climate in Piney View, West Virginia

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Earthquake activity:

Piney View-area historical earthquake activity is significantly above West Virginia state average. It is 13% smaller than the overall U.S. average.

On 8/23/2011 at 17:51:04, a magnitude 5.8 (5.8 MW, Depth: 3.7 mi, Class: Moderate, Intensity: VI - VII) earthquake occurred 175.2 miles away from the city center
On 8/9/2020 at 12:07:37, a magnitude 5.1 (5.1 MW, Depth: 4.7 mi) earthquake occurred 95.1 miles away from the city center
On 7/27/1980 at 18:52:21, a magnitude 5.2 (5.1 MB, 4.7 MS, 5.0 UK, 5.2 UK) earthquake occurred 154.4 miles away from Piney View center
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 61.8 miles away from Piney View center
On 11/23/2006 at 10:42:57, a magnitude 4.3 (4.3 MB) earthquake occurred 66.1 miles away from Piney View center
On 9/25/1998 at 19:52:52, a magnitude 5.2 (4.8 MB, 4.3 MS, 5.2 LG, 4.5 MW, Depth: 3.1 mi) earthquake occurred 255.0 miles away from Piney View center
Magnitude types: regional Lg-wave magnitude (LG), body-wave magnitude (MB), surface-wave magnitude (MS), moment magnitude (MW)

Natural disasters:

The number of natural disasters in Raleigh County (25) is a lot greater than the US average (15).
Major Disasters (Presidential) Declared: 19
Emergencies Declared: 5

Causes of natural disasters: Floods: 13, Storms: 10, Landslides: 6, Winter Storms: 4, Hurricanes: 3, Mudslides: 3, Blizzard: 1, Drought: 1, Fire: 1, Heavy Rain: 1, Snowfall: 1, Snowstorm: 1, Wind: 1, Other: 1 (Note: some incidents may be assigned to more than one category).
Piney View topographic map

Hospitals and medical centers near Piney View:

  • PINE LODGE CARE AND REHABILITATION CENTER (Nursing Home, about 4 miles away; BECKLEY, WV)
  • BECKLEY ARH HOME HEALTH (Home Health Center, about 4 miles away; BECKLEY, WV)
  • BECKLEY ARH HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 4 miles away; BECKLEY, WV)
  • JACKIE WITHROW HOSPITAL (Nursing Home, about 5 miles away; BECKLEY, WV)
  • TEMPLE STREET GROUP HOME (Hospital, about 6 miles away; BECKLEY, WV)
  • BMA - BECKLEY (Dialysis Facility, about 6 miles away; BECKLEY, WV)
  • RALEIGH GENERAL HOSPITAL Acute Care Hospitals (about 6 miles away; BECKLEY, WV)

Amtrak stations near Piney View:

  • 6 miles: PRINCE (RTE. 41 NORTH) . Services: ticket office, partially wheelchair accessible, enclosed waiting area, public restrooms, public payphones, free short-term parking, free long-term parking, call for taxi service.
  • 9 miles: THURMOND (C & O DEPOT)
  • 19 miles: HINTON (FRONT ST.) . Services: enclosed waiting area, free short-term parking, free long-term parking.

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Piney View:

  • New River Community and Technical College (about 6 miles; Beckley, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,234)
  • Concord University (about 31 miles; Athens, WV; FT enrollment: 2,698)
  • West Virginia State University (about 50 miles; Institute, WV; FT enrollment: 2,133)
  • New River Community College (about 58 miles; Dublin, VA; FT enrollment: 3,007)
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (about 59 miles; Blacksburg, VA; FT enrollment: 30,984)
  • Radford University (about 60 miles; Radford, VA; FT enrollment: 9,426)
  • Wytheville Community College (about 62 miles; Wytheville, VA; FT enrollment: 2,193)

Points of interest:

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Raleigh County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level between 2 and 4 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Moderate Potential
Average household size:
This place:

2.4 people
West Virginia:

2.4 people

Percentage of family households:
This place:

72.2%
Whole state:

65.8%

Percentage of households with unmarried partners:
This place:

5.4%
Whole state:

6.6%


Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
  • Lesbian couples: 0.5% of all households
  • Gay men: 0.2% of all households

For population 15 years and over in Piney View:

Marital status in Piney View, WV
  • Never married: 11.3%
  • Now married: 64.8%
  • Separated: 0.0%
  • Widowed: 6.1%
  • Divorced: 17.9%

For population 25 years and over in Piney View:

  • High school or higher: 90.9%
  • Bachelor's degree or higher: 23.0%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 3.6%
  • Unemployed: 5.6%
  • Mean travel time to work (commute): 23.9 minutes
Educational Attainment in 2022
School Enrollment by Level of School in 2022
Education Gini index (Inequality in education)
Here:

9.8
West Virginia average:

11.1

Presidential Elections Results

Graphs represent county-level data. Detailed 2008 Election Results

Religion statistics for Piney View, WV (based on Raleigh County data)

Religions Adherents in 2010
Religions Adherents - Change between 2000 and 2010
ReligionAdherentsCongregations
Evangelical Protestant13,61598
Mainline Protestant6,16230
Catholic1,6881
Black Protestant1,58811
Other1,0495
Orthodox641
None54,693-
Source: Clifford Grammich, Kirk Hadaway, Richard Houseal, Dale E.Jones, Alexei Krindatch, Richie Stanley and Richard H.Taylor. 2012. 2010 U.S.Religion Census: Religious Congregations & Membership Study. Association of Statisticians of American Religious Bodies. Jones, Dale E., et al. 2002. Congregations and Membership in the United States 2000. Nashville, TN: Glenmary Research Center. Graphs represent county-level data

Food Environment Statistics:

Number of grocery stores: 15
Raleigh County:

1.90 / 10,000 pop.
State:

2.41 / 10,000 pop.
Number of supercenters and club stores: 3
This county:

0.38 / 10,000 pop.
State:

0.28 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 7
Here:

0.89 / 10,000 pop.
West Virginia:

1.09 / 10,000 pop.
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 48
Raleigh County:

6.07 / 10,000 pop.
West Virginia:

5.38 / 10,000 pop.
Number of full-service restaurants: 44
Raleigh County:

5.56 / 10,000 pop.
West Virginia:

6.22 / 10,000 pop.
Adult diabetes rate:
Raleigh County:

13.7%
West Virginia:

12.2%
Adult obesity rate:
This county:

31.3%
West Virginia:

31.1%
Low-income preschool obesity rate:
Raleigh County:

12.4%
West Virginia:

13.1%

Health and Nutrition:

Healthy diet rate:
This city:

43.9%
State:

51.8%

Average overall health of teeth and gums:
This city:

33.4%
West Virginia:

49.7%

Average BMI:
This city:

27.5
West Virginia:

28.6

People feeling badly about themselves:
Piney View:

18.1%
West Virginia:

20.4%

People not drinking alcohol at all:
Here:

6.7%
State:

9.7%

Average hours sleeping at night:
Piney View:

6.7
West Virginia:

6.9

Overweight people:
Piney View:

26.4%
West Virginia:

34.8%

General health condition:
Here:

49.8%
State:

58.4%

Average condition of hearing:
Here:

72.0%
State:

78.6%

More about Health and Nutrition of Piney View, WV Residents

Strongest AM radio stations in Piney View:

  • WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WWNR (620 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: DYNASTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
  • WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WYKM (1250 AM; 5 kW; RUPERT, WV; Owner: MT. STATE B. CO., INC.)
  • WBDY (1190 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
  • WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
  • WKNV (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FAIRLAWN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
  • WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
  • WCHS (580 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
  • WFNR (710 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
  • WNRV (990 AM; 5 kW; NARROWS-PEARISBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)

Strongest FM radio stations in Piney View:

  • WTNJ (105.9 FM; MOUNT HOPE, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WVPB (91.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
  • WAXS (94.1 FM; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: PLATEAU BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WMTD-FM (102.3 FM; HINTON, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
  • WJLS-FM (99.5 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
  • WDBS (97.1 FM; SUTTON, WV; Owner: SUMMIT MEDIA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
  • 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)
  • KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
  • WPIB (91.1 FM; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
  • WMLJ (90.5 FM; SUMMERSVILLE, WV; Owner: GRACE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH)
  • WSTG (95.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING, INC.)
  • WKCJ (103.1 FM; LEWISBURG, WV; Owner: QUORUM RADIO PARTNERS OF VIRGINIA, INC.)
  • WKVW (93.3 FM; MONTGOMERY, WV; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
  • WRLB (95.3 FM; RAINELLE, WV; Owner: FAITH COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, INC.)
  • WRON-FM (97.7 FM; RONCEVERTE, WV; Owner: RADIO GREENBRIER, INC.)
  • WPMW (92.7 FM; MULLENS, WV; Owner: CASTLE ROCK INVESTMENTS, L.L.C.)
  • W244BF (96.7 FM; NIMITZ, WV; Owner: GRACE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH)

TV broadcast stations around Piney View:

  • WOAY-TV (Channel 4; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: THOMAS BROADCASTING CO.)
  • WSWP-TV (Channel 9; GRANDVIEW, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)

Piney View fatal accident list:

Sep 7, 2019 00:10 AM, Sr-41, Lat: 37.828544, Lon: -81.141236, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
Jul 25, 2012 06:06 PM, Sr-41, Lat: 37.828222, Lon: -81.142053, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
Nov 15, 2008 05:00 AM, Sr-61, Lat: 37.865280, Lon: -81.128330, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunk persons involved: 1
Feb 21, 1998 04:35 PM, Sr-41, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Oct 7, 1994 05:24 PM, 41, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
  • National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
  • 1Number of bridges
  • 3ft / 0.7mTotal length
  • 1,700Total average daily traffic
  • 85Total average daily truck traffic
  • 2,142Total future (year 2038) average daily traffic

FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses:

1
  • Call Sign: KC8TRS, Licensee ID: L00505050, Grant Date: 04/19/2012, Expiration Date: 04/22/2022, Certifier: Stephan D Goins, Registrant: Stephan D Goins, Piney View, WV 25906


Houses and condos Apartments
Most commonly used house heating fuel in houses and condos in Piney View, WV
  • 60.5%Electricity
  • 32.2%Utility gas
  • 7.3%Wood
Most commonly used house heating fuel in apartments in Piney View, WV
  • 65.0%Electricity
  • 35.0%Utility gas


Piney View compared to West Virginia state average:

  • Unemployed percentage below state average.
  • Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
  • Renting percentage below state average.
  • Length of stay since moving in significantly above state average.
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