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Cemeteries: Guthrie Cemetery (1), Craig Cemeteries (2). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Righthand Fork (A), Big Righthand Fork (B), Woodrum Branch (C), Left Fork Armstrong Creek (D), Powellton Fork (E), Schuyler Fork (F), Jenkins Fork (G), Right Fork Armstrong Creek (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
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Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This place: | 21.7% | | Whole state: | 17.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This place: | 13.8% | | Whole state: | 7.6% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Powellton, WV
Powellton compared to West Virginia state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below 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 significantly below state average.
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School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Fayette County West Virginia:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (80%)
- Electricity (18%)
- Wood (2%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
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Religion statistics for Powellton
| Name | American Baptist Churches in the USA | United Methodist Church | Catholic Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Church of the Nazarene |
| Adherents | 40.8% | 12.3% | 9.3% | 6.9% | 3.7% |
| Congregations | 21.5% | 23.0% | 2.2% | 5.2% | 0.7% |
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| Name | Church of God (Anderson, Indiana) | Presbyterian Church (USA) | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Southern Baptist Convention | Other religions |
| Adherents | 3.6% | 3.6% | 3.0% | 2.7% | 14.1% |
| Congregations | 7.4% | 5.9% | 0.7% | 3.7% | 29.6% |
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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.
5.54% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($26,993 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.54% | | West Virginia average: | 5.78% |
0.08% of residents moved from foreign countries ($320 average AGI)| Fayette County: | 0.08% | | West Virginia average: | 0.06% |
Top counties from which taxpayers relocated into this county between 2005 and 2006:
5.35% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,250 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.35% | | 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 Powellton:
- WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
- WMON (1340 AM; 1 kW; MONTGOMERY, WV; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS OF KENTUCKY, LLC)
- WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WWNR (620 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: DYNASTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WCHS (580 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
- WVTS (950 AM; 5 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WSCW (1410 AM; daytime; 5 kW; SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: L.M. COMMUNICATIONS OF KENTUCKY, LLC)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WYKM (1250 AM; 5 kW; RUPERT, WV; Owner: MT. STATE B. CO., INC.)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WBDY (1190 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
Strongest FM radio stations in Powellton:
- WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WKVW (93.3 FM; MONTGOMERY, WV; Owner: EDUCATIONAL MEDIA FOUNDATION)
- WAXS (94.1 FM; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: PLATEAU BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WKAZ (107.3 FM; MIAMI, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
- WXAF (90.9 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: MARANATHA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WDBS (97.1 FM; SUTTON, WV; Owner: SUMMIT MEDIA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WVPB (91.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
- WKLC-FM (105.1 FM; ST. ALBANS, WV; Owner: WKLC, INC.)
- WMTD-FM (102.3 FM; HINTON, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WTNJ (105.9 FM; MOUNT HOPE, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WZAC-FM (92.5 FM; DANVILLE, WV; Owner: PRICE BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- WVPN (88.5 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
- WJLS-FM (99.5 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WKWS (96.1 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
- WVAF (99.9 FM; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
- WMLJ (90.5 FM; SUMMERSVILLE, WV; Owner: GRACE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH)
- WRVZ (98.7 FM; POCATALICO, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
- WCWV (92.9 FM; SUMMERSVILLE, WV; Owner: R-S BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WVOW-FM (101.9 FM; LOGAN, WV; Owner: LOGAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WZJO (94.5 FM; DUNBAR, WV; Owner: BRISTOL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC)
TV broadcast stations around Powellton:
- WOAY-TV (Channel 4; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: THOMAS BROADCASTING CO.)
- WVAH-TV (Channel 11; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WVAH LICENSEE, LLC)
- WCHS-TV (Channel 8; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WCHS LICENSEE, LLC)
- WLPX-TV (Channel 29; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: PAXSON CHARLESTON LICENSE, INC.)
- WSWP-TV (Channel 9; GRANDVIEW, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
Powellton fatal accident list:
Nov 12, 1993 11:45 AM, 61 / 24, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Pedestrians: 1, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 1- Elkridge Booster, Type: Pipe, Structure height: 2.4 m, Overall height: 3 m, Call Sign: WPZZ235
Assigned Frequencies : 159.600 MHz Grant Date: 04/13/2004, Expiration Date: 04/13/2014, Certifier: Jeff Baldwin
Registrant: Davis Electric Inc, 309 Mound Ave, Fairmont, WV 26554, Phone: (304) 363-8730, Fax: (304) 367-1223
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 1- Call Sign: N8ONV, Previous Call Sign: , Licensee ID: L00676289
Grant Date: 04/28/2003, Expiration Date: 05/21/2012, Certifier: Joseph Frank Jr
Registrant: Joseph Frank Jr, Powellton, WV 25161
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:- Fire: 14
- Hazardous Condition: 4
Incident types - Powellton
See Full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Statistics for Powellton, WV
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