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Churches in Richwood include: Riverside Baptist Church (A), Richwood Presbyterian Church (B), Richwood Christian Church (C), Holy Family Catholic Church (D), LaFrank United Methodist Church (E), First Baptist Church of Richwood (F), First Church of God (G), First United Methodist Church (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Little Laurel Creek (A), South Fork Cherry River (B), North Fork Cherry River (C), Spencer Run (D). Display/hide their locations on the map
Tourist attraction: Cranberry Wilderness Outfitters (Tours & Charters; 1 Park Place).
Hotel: Four Seasons Lodge (55 East Main Street).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Richwood and their reported violations in the past:
RICHWOOD WATER DEPT (Address: 4 White Avenue, Population served: 3500, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-03-2005), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-03-2005), St Public Notif received (JAN-09-2006)
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In APR-2004. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAY-01-2004), St Public Notif requested (MAY-07-2004), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-07-2004), St Public Notif received (JUN-22-2004)
Past monitoring violations:
- Operations Report - In OCT-1996, Contaminant: Turbidity. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (NOV-01-1996), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-30-1996), St Public Notif requested (NOV-30-1996)
- 2 regular monitoring violations
Residents with income below the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: |  29.2% | | Whole state: |  17.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 2007:
| This city: | 12.0% | | Whole state: | 7.6% |
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Richwood, WV
118 people in nursing homes
2 people in religious group quarters
Richwood compared to West Virginia state average:
- Median house value below state average.
- Black race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage below state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage 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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Banks with branches in Richwood (2009 data):
- First Community Bank, National Association: Cherry River Plaza Branch at White Avenue And Railroad Street, branch established on 1978-08-14; Richwood Branch at 16 West Main Street, branch established on 1967-10-30. 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.
Fire-safe hotels and motels in Richwood, West Virginia
- Four Seasons Lodge, Marlinton Rd, Richwood, WV 26261, Phone: (304) 846-4605
- Four Seasons Lodge, RR 39/55 Marlinton Rd, Richwood, WV 26261, Phone: (304) 846-4605
All 2 fire-safe hotels and motels in Richwood, West Virginia
School Enrollment by Level of School
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2004 Presidential Election results in Nicholas County West Virginia:
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Most commonly used house heating fuel:
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- Utility gas (78%)
- Electricity (14%)
- Wood (5%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (2%)
- Other fuel (1%)
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Religion statistics for Richwood
| Name | American Baptist Churches in the USA | United Methodist Church | Southern Baptist Convention | Catholic Church | National Association of Free Will Baptists |
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| Adherents | 45.2% | 24.7% | 6.6% | 5.8% | 3.5% |
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| Congregations | 20.5% | 39.8% | 3.4% | 2.3% | 6.8% |
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| Name | Assemblies of God | Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | Church of the Nazarene | Other religions |
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| Adherents | 2.1% | 2.0% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 6.4% |
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| Congregations | 1.1% | 1.1% | 2.3% | 4.5% | 18.2% |
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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 | $2,867 | $34,404 | 1 | $100 |
| Other Government Administration |
1 | $1,328 | $15,936 | 1 | $630 |
| Judicial and Legal |
0 | $0 | | 1 | $400 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
1 | $7,450 | $89,400 | 0 | $0 |
| Streets and Highways |
1 | $6,000 | $72,000 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $4,107 | $49,284 | 0 | $0 |
| Local Libraries |
2 | $5,681 | $34,086 | 3 | $1,254 |
| Totals for Government |
7 | $27,433 | $47,028 | 6 | $2,384 |
4.71% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($27,902 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.71% | | 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:
4.57% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($28,354 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.57% | | 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 Richwood:
- WYKM (1250 AM; 5 kW; RUPERT, WV; Owner: MT. STATE B. CO., INC.)
- 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)
- WSLW (1310 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WHITE SULPHUR SPRING, WV; Owner: QUORUM RADIO PARTNERS OF VIRGINIA, INC.)
- WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WVMR (1370 AM; daytime; 5 kW; FROST, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS COMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE CORP.)
- WTVN (610 AM; 50 kW; COLUMBUS, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
- WWNR (620 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: DYNASTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WFNR (710 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLACKSBURG, VA; Owner: PERCEPTION MEDIA GROUP, INC.)
- WSVA (550 AM; 10 kW; HARRISONBURG, VA; Owner: M. BELMONT VERSTANDIG, INC.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Richwood:
- WDBS (97.1 FM; SUTTON, WV; Owner: SUMMIT MEDIA BROADCASTING, L.L.C.)
- WMLJ (90.5 FM; SUMMERSVILLE, WV; Owner: GRACE MISSIONARY BAPTIST CHURCH)
- WCWV (92.9 FM; SUMMERSVILLE, WV; Owner: R-S BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC.)
- WAFD (100.3 FM; WEBSTER SPRINGS, WV; Owner: J & K BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WXCF-FM (103.9 FM; CLIFTON FORGE, VA; Owner: IMPACT BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WKCJ (103.1 FM; LEWISBURG, WV; Owner: QUORUM RADIO PARTNERS OF VIRGINIA, INC.)
- WCHG (107.1 FM; HOT SPRINGS, VA; Owner: POCAHONTAS COMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE CORP.)
- WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WRON-FM (97.7 FM; RONCEVERTE, WV; Owner: RADIO GREENBRIER, INC.)
- WMTD-FM (102.3 FM; HINTON, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WTON-FM (94.3 FM; STAUNTON, VA; Owner: HIGH IMPACT COMMUNICATIONS INC)
- WVPB (91.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
- WVLS (89.7 FM; MONTEREY, VA; Owner: POCAHONTAS COMMUNICATIONS COOPERATIVE CORP.)
- WRLB (95.3 FM; RAINELLE, WV; Owner: FAITH COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK, INC.)
- WIQO-FM (100.9 FM; COVINGTON, VA; Owner: WKEY, INC.)
Fatal accident statistics for 1975 - 2008 (per 100,000 population)
Richwood, West Virginia:
- Fatal accident count: 6
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 8
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 4
- Fatalities: 6
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 22
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
West Virginia average:
- Fatal accident count: 57
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 83
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 19
- Fatalities: 62
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 145
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 5
Richwood fatal accident list:
Oct 28, 2004 10:47 AM, Sr-39, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 1, Fatalities: 1
Sep 20, 1997 09:55 AM, 39, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 9, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jun 11, 1991 06:00 AM, 39, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1
Sep 9, 1989 09:23 AM, 55, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 5, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Sep 14, 1985 09:08 AM, 39, Vehicles: 1, Persons: 3, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
Jun 28, 1983 06:14 AM, 39, Vehicles: 2, Persons: 2, Fatalities: 1, Drunken drivers: 1
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 5
Total length: 18 meters (59ft)
Total costs: $311,000
Total average daily traffic: 1,600
Total average daily truck traffic: 90
Total future (year 2023) average daily traffic: 2,010
FCC Registered Cell Phone Towers: 1- 1 Mi Sw Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 73.2 m, Overall height: 79.2 m, Call Sign: KNKN739
869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz, 869.040 MHz, 824.040 MHz, 890.010 MHz, 845.010 MHz, 834.390 MHz, 879.390 MHz
Grant Date: 10/23/2001, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011, Certifier: Michael P Goggin
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 1120 20th Street, Nw Suite 1000, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 457-2055, Fax: (202) 457-3073, Email:
FCC Registered Antenna Towers: 2- DAVID J SASKA, 1 Mi Sw Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 75 m, Overall height: 75 m
Registrant: At&t Mobility LLC, 5601legacy Drive, Ms:a-3, Plano, TX 75024, Phone: (469) 229-7422, Email:
- James Hardman, 3 Miles North Of Richwood On Horse Ridge, Type: Tower, Structure height: 78 m, Overall height: 78 m
Registrant: Hill & Welch, 1330 New Hampshire Ave., Nw #113, Washington, DC 20036, Phone: (202) 775-0070, Email:
FCC Registered Commercial Land Mobile Towers: 1- Grasshopper Knob 4.7 Mi Nne, Type: Tower, Structure height: 24 m, Overall height: 30 m, Call Sign: WPJW566
Assigned Frequencies : 157.740 MHz, 158.460 MHz
Grant Date: 10/24/2006, Expiration Date: 11/21/2016, Cancelation Date: 01/16/2007, Certifier: Fred W Cox Sr
Registrant: Two Way Radio Incoporated, Po Drawer 634, Wytheville, VA 24382, Fax: (540) 228-5053
FCC Registered Private Land Mobile Towers: 3- Route 7 & One Mile North Of, Call Sign: KVO441
Assigned Frequencies : 158.190 MHz
Grant Date: 06/16/2005, Expiration Date: 08/16/2015
Registrant: Dominion Resources Services, Inc., 8th And Main - 5th Floor, Richmond, VA 23261, Phone: (804) 775-5906 - Lat: 38.189639 Lon: -80.409833, Call Sign: WQAX355
Assigned Frequencies : 469.012 MHz, 30.8400 MHz, 464.012 MHz, 464.212 MHz
Grant Date: 08/23/2004, Expiration Date: 08/23/2014, Certifier: Pierre Boursse
Registrant: Amta Spectrum Management Services, 200 N. Glebe Road, Suite 1000, Arlington, VA 22203, Phone: (703) 558-2204, Fax: (703) 276-1169, Email:
- Grasshopper Knob 4.7 Mi Nne Of, Type: Tower, Structure height: 24 m, Overall height: 30 m, Call Sign: WQGG357
Assigned Frequencies : 157.740 MHz
Grant Date: 01/09/2007, Expiration Date: 01/09/2017, Certifier: Jeff K Newman
Registrant: Two Way Radio Inc, 435 Mussers Mill Rd, Crockett, VA 24323, Phone: (276) 620-4289, Fax: (413) 653-2013
FCC Registered Broadcast Land Mobile Towers: 1- Call Sign: KO9454
Assigned Frequencies : 161.700 MHz
Grant Date: 10/01/1978, Expiration Date: 10/01/2011
Registrant: R-S Broadcasting Company, Inc., 713 Main Street, Summerville, WV 26651
FCC Registered Microwave Towers: 2- Various Locations, Overall height: 6.1 m, Call Sign: WPNN395
Assigned Frequencies : 2459.00 MHz
Grant Date: 05/31/2008, Expiration Date: 06/01/2018
Registrant: Ohio Organized Crime Investigations Commission, 3600 Brookham Drive, Suite A, Grove City, OH 43123, Phone: (614) 277-1000, Fax: (614) 277-1010, Email:
- RICHWOOD CO, 72 E Main, Overall height: 10.4 m, Call Sign: WGX483
Assigned Frequencies : 10795.0 MHz, 10955.0 MHz
Grant Date: 06/13/2000, Expiration Date: 08/01/2010, Cancelation Date: 02/20/2001
Registrant: ! East Pratt Street 3n12, Baltimore, MD 21202, Phone: (410) 736-7842, Fax: (410) 736-6365
FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses: 51 (See the full list of FCC Registered Amateur Radio Licenses in Richwood)
FAA Registered Aircrafts: 2- Aircraft: CESSNA 150B (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 1231Y , Serial Number: 15059631, Year manufactured: 1962, Airworthiness Date: 07/14/1962
Registrant (Individual): Reported Sale, General Delivery, Richwood, WV 26261 - Aircraft: CESSNA 150J (Fixed wing single engine, Category: Land, Seats: 2, Weight: Up to 12,499 Pounds, Speed: 90 mph), Engine: CONT MOTOR 0-200 SERIES (100 HP) (Reciprocating)
N-Number: 60227 , Serial Number: 15070156, Year manufactured: 1969, Airworthiness Date: 01/16/1969
Registrant (Individual): Michael D Tyler, Hc 80 Box 102, Richwood, WV 26261
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
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