Drinking water stations with addresses in Pocahontas and their reported violations in the past:
POCAHONTAS WATER SYSTEM (Serves WV, Population served: 1933, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In JUN-2005, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-27-2005), St Public Notif requested (AUG-02-2005), St Formal NOV issued (AUG-02-2005), St Public Notif received (JAN-05-2006)
Past monitoring violations:
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAY-12-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between SEP-2005 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between JUL-01-2003 and JAN-01-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-30-2003), St Compliance achieved (JAN-01-2004)
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In JUN-2003. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (JUL-01-2003), St Public Notif requested (JUL-17-2003), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-17-2003), St Public Notif received (AUG-19-2003)
- 5 routine major monitoring violations
- 125 regular monitoring violations
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: |  17.9% | | Whole state: |  9.6% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This town: | 7.9% | | Whole state: | 4.3% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Pocahontas, VA
Pocahontas compared to Virginia state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- Length of stay since moving in above state average.
- House age significantly above state average.
- Percentage of population with a bachelor's degree or higher significantly below state average.
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Banks with branches in Pocahontas (2009 data):
- Branch Banking and Trust Company: Pocahontas Branch at Center And Water Street, branch established on 1966-03-10. Info updated 2008-12-12: Bank assets: $147,483.6 mil, Deposits: $98,507.9 mil, headquarters in Winston Salem, NC, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 1514 total offices, Holding Company: Bb&T Corporation
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Tazewell County Virginia:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Electricity (52%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (36%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (8%)
- Coal or coke (3%)
- Wood (1%)
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Religon statistics for Pocahontas
| Name | United Methodist Church | Southern Baptist Convention | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Assemblies of God | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) |
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| Adherents | 28.1% | 22.1% | 9.3% | 8.6% | 6.8% |
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| Congregations | 26.3% | 8.8% | 8.0% | 9.5% | 7.3% |
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| Name | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | International Pentecostal Holiness Church | Catholic Church | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 5.7% | 5.4% | 2.9% | 2.0% | 9.2% |
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| Congregations | 6.6% | 5.1% | 3.6% | 2.2% | 22.6% |
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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 |
1 | $2,401 | $28,812 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
2 | $3,012 | $18,072 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $600 |
| Water Supply |
2 | $3,720 | $22,320 | 1 | $880 |
| Totals for Government |
5 | $9,133 | $21,919 | 2 | $1,480 |
5.21% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($35,777 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.21% | | Virginia average: | 11.06% |
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:
5.34% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($33,552 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.34% | | Virginia average: | 10.78% |
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 Pocahontas:
- WBDY (1190 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WHIS (1440 AM; 5 kW; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WELC (1150 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)
- WTZE (1470 AM; daytime; 5 kW; TAZEWELL, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WKEZ (1240 AM; 1 kW; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WAMN (1050 AM; 1 kW; GREEN VALLEY, WV; Owner: WAMN, INC.)
- WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WYRV (770 AM; daytime; 5 kW; CEDAR BLUFF, VA; Owner: FAITH CHRISTIAN MUSIC BROADCASTING MINISTRIES, INC.)
- WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WWNR (620 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: DYNASTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WKNV (890 AM; daytime; 10 kW; FAIRLAWN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE RADIO GROUP, INC.)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Pocahontas:
- 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.)
- WJLS-FM (99.5 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WMEV-FM (93.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WHQX (107.7 FM; CEDAR BLUFF, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WOLD-FM (102.5 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: EMERALD SOUND, INC.)
- WVTR (91.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
- WELC-FM (102.9 FM; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)
- KHPR (88.1 FM; HONOLULU, HI; Owner: HAWAII PUBLIC RADIO)
- WMTD-FM (102.3 FM; HINTON, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WGTH-FM (105.5 FM; RICHLANDS, VA; Owner: HIGH KNOB BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WPIN-FM (91.5 FM; DUBLIN, VA; Owner: POSITIVE ALTERNATIVE RADIO, INC.)
- WPSK-FM (107.1 FM; PULASKI, VA; Owner: NEW RIVER VALLEY RADIO PARTNERS, LLC)
- WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WKQY (100.1 FM; TAZEWELL, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WPMW (92.7 FM; MULLENS, WV; Owner: CASTLE ROCK INVESTMENTS, L.L.C.)
- WBRF (98.1 FM; GALAX, VA; Owner: BLUE RIDGE RADIO, INC.)
TV broadcast stations around Pocahontas:
- WVVA (Channel 6; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: WVVA TELEVISON, INC.)
- WLFB (Channel 40; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: LIVING FAITH MINISTRIES, INC.)
Pocahontas fatal accident list:
Nov 12, 1986 11:00 AM, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 4, Fatalities: 1
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 1- Edward G Roach, 2032 Peel Chestnut Road (Va10378-S), Type: Tower, Structure height: 76.2 m, Overall height: 79.2 m
Registrant: Sba Towers Ii LLC, 5900 Broken Sound Pkwy Nw, Boca Raton, FL 33487, Phone: (561) 995-7670, Email:
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3- Center St & Wright Hill, Call Sign: KCY600
Assigned Frequencies : 39.5000 MHz
Grant Date: 06/13/2003, Expiration Date: 06/28/2013
Registrant: Universal Licensing Service, 3419 Via Lido 609, Newport Beach, CA 92663-3908, Phone: (877) 677-3639, Fax: (949) 515-2544 - Center St & Wright Hill, Call Sign: WYK269, Licensee ID: L00098654
Assigned Frequencies : 39.3200 MHz, 39.5400 MHz
Grant Date: 11/17/1998, Expiration Date: 02/02/2004, Cancelation Date: 04/17/2004
Registrant: Pocahontas, Town Of, Pocahontas, VA 24635 - Rt 644 6 Mi W, Call Sign: KNBF222
Assigned Frequencies : 155.175 MHz
Grant Date: 08/25/2001, Expiration Date: 09/24/2011
Registrant: Business Radio Licensing, 26941 Cabot Road #134, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, Phone: (949) 348-8510, Fax: (949) 348-8514, Email:
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1- Call Sign: N4ADB, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00794351
Grant Date: 02/20/2008, Expiration Date: 03/17/2018
Registrant: Thomas A French Jr, Pocahontas, VA 24635
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 1- Aircraft: CESSNA R172K (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 4, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 76 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR IO-360 SER (300 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 3315V , Serial Number: R1722248, Year manufactured: 1977, Airworthiness Date: 01/18/1977
Registrant (Individual): Thomas A Jr French, 132 Maple Grove Po Box 45, Pocahontas, VA 24635
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
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