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Notable locations in Welch: McDowell County Jail (A), McDowell County Courthouse (B), Welch City Hall (C). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Welch include: Saint James Baptist Church (A), Church of Christ (B), Church of God (C), North Welch Church (D), Court Street Methodist Church (E), Anderson Memorial Presbyterian Chapel (F), West Welch Church of God (G), Welch Pentecostal Holiness Church (H), Temple Emanuel (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Elkhorn Creek (A), Rockhouse Branch (B), Browns Creek (C), Puncheoncamp Branch (D), Little Cub Branch (E), Little Indian Creek (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Post office: Welch Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: Loft Restaurant (Museums; 8 Wyoming Street).
Hotels: Big Four Motel (Big Four), Pocahontas Motel (Pineville Road), Count GILU Motel (Vocational School Road).
Courts: McDowell County - Circuit Court Judge-King Kenrick (Court House Annex), McDowell County - County Court Commissioners (Court House).
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McDowell County has a predicted average indoor radon screening level less than 2 pCi/L (pico curies per liter) - Low Potential
Drinking water stations with addresses in Welch and their reported violations in the past:
WELCH CITY OF (Address: 88 HOWARD STREET  , Population served: 2907, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (2 times from DEC-01-2005 to DEC-10-2005), St Public Notif requested (MAY-02-2006), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-02-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif received (DEC-01-2005), St Public Notif requested (FEB-16-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-16-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (NOV-02-2005), St Formal NOV issued (NOV-02-2005), St Public Notif received (DEC-01-2005)
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: TTHM. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (JUL-16-2005), St Formal NOV issued (JUL-16-2005), St Public Notif received (DEC-01-2005)
Past monitoring violations:
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between AUG-15-2005 and DEC-01-2005, Contaminant: Public Notice. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (DEC-01-2005)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2002 and OCT-2002, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (SEP-10-2002), Fed Compliance achieved (OCT-30-2002)
- 21 regular monitoring violations
MCDOWELL COUNTY PSD-BARTLEY (Population served: 1394, Groundwater_under_infl_of_surface_water):
Past health violations:
- Treatment Technique (SWTR) - In SEP-2000. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (SEP-30-2000), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-30-2000), St Compliance achieved (NOV-01-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2002 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and OCT-19-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (AUG-31-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (OCT-19-2000)
MCDOWELL COUNTY PSD-BERWIND (Population served: 863, Groundwater_under_infl_of_surface_water):
Past monitoring violations:
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUN-28-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between MAY-24-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between APR-21-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between FEB-16-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In NOV-2005. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (DEC-23-2005), St Formal NOV issued (DEC-23-2005)
- One minor monitoring violation
- 36 regular monitoring violations
- 6 other older monitoring violations
MCDOWELL COUNTY PSD-COALWOOD (Population served: 558, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and AUG-07-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (AUG-07-2001)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and OCT-19-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (SEP-07-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (OCT-19-2000)
MCDOWELL COUNTY PSD-IAEGER (Population served: 450, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR INADEQUATE REPORTING - Between OCT-2003 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-30-2003)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-2002 and DEC-2025, Consumer Confidence Rule
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and AUG-07-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (AUG-07-2001), Fed Formal NOV issued (SEP-19-2001), Fed Compliance achieved (NOV-29-2001)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and OCT-19-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (AUG-31-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (OCT-19-2000)
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between JAN-01-1996 and DEC-10-1997, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (MAY-01-1997), St Public Notif requested (MAY-05-1997), St Compliance achieved (DEC-10-1997)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- 41 regular monitoring violations
- One other older monitoring violation
MCDOWELL COUNTY PSD-HAVACO (Population served: 370, Purch_groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and AUG-07-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (AUG-07-2001)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and OCT-19-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (SEP-07-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (OCT-19-2000)
MCDOWELL CO PSD - BIG FOUR (Population served: 363, Groundwater):
Past health violations:
- Failure to Filter (SWTR) - Between SEP-30-1997 and MAY-23-2002. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-07-2002), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-07-2002), St Compliance achieved (MAY-23-2002)
Past monitoring violations:
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUN-25-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2002 and MAY-09-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (SEP-16-2002), Fed FAO issued (FEB-11-2003), Fed Compliance achieved (MAY-09-2003)
- Monitoring, Routine/Repeat (SWTR-Filter) - In FEB-2002. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (MAR-01-2002), St Public Notif requested (MAR-20-2002), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-20-2002)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and MAY-10-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (AUG-27-2001), Fed FAO issued (MAR-01-2002), Fed Intentional no-action (MAY-09-2003), Fed Compliance achieved (MAY-10-2003)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and MAY-10-2003, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (NOV-09-2000), Fed FAO issued (APR-26-2001), Fed Intentional no-action (MAY-09-2003), Fed Compliance achieved (MAY-10-2003)
- 2 routine major monitoring violations
- One minor monitoring violation
- 2 regular monitoring violations
- 2 other older monitoring violations
MCDOWELL COUNTY PSD - HEMPHILL (Population served: 322, Purch_groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2001 and AUG-07-2001, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Compliance achieved (AUG-07-2001)
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2000 and OCT-19-2000, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: Fed Formal NOV issued (SEP-07-2000), Fed Compliance achieved (OCT-19-2000)
Percentage of residents living in poverty in 2009: 10.4%
(11.3% for White Non-Hispanic residents, 7.7% for Black residents, 0.0% for Hispanic or Latino residents)
Average household size:
| This city: |  2.1 people | | West Virginia: |  2.4 people |
| This city: | 59.8% | | Whole state: | 68.4% |
| This city: | 3.7% | | Whole state: | 4.7% |
- Lesbian couples: 0.3% of all households
- Gay men: 0.0% of all households
Detailed information about poverty and poor residents in Welch, WV
95 people in local jails and other confinement facilities (including police lockups)
52 people in nursing homes
Welch compared to West Virginia state average:
- Median household income below state average.
- Median house value below state average.
- Unemployed percentage above state average.
- Black race population percentage above state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly above state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Institutionalized population percentage significantly 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 Welch (2011 data):
- MCNB Bank and Trust Co.: Mcnb Bank And Trust Co. at 75 Wyoming Street, branch established on 07/01/1900; Drive-In Facility at 94 Howard Street, branch established on 03/10/1975. Info updated 11/03/2006: Bank assets: $32.4 mil, Deposits: $29.0 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 7 total offices, Holding Company: Mcnb Banks, Inc.
- Pioneer Community Bank, Inc.: Welch Branch at 681 Riverside Drive, branch established on 08/01/1983. Info updated 09/30/2008: Bank assets: $11.6 mil, Deposits: $10.4 mil, headquarters in Iaeger, WV, positive income, Consumer Lending Specialization, 6 total offices, Holding Company: Pioneer Community Group, Inc.
Educational Attainment (%)
School Enrollment by Level of School (%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Utility gas (58%)
- Electricity (36%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (3%)
- Coal or coke (1%)
- Wood (1%)
- No fuel used (1%)
2004 Presidential Election results in McDowell County West Virginia:
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Religion statistics for Welch:
Percentage of population affiliated with a religious congregations: 19.71%
| Here | | 19.7% |
| USA | | 50.2% |
Breakdown of population affiliated with a religious congregations
| Name | United Methodist Church | Church of God (Cleveland, Tennessee) | International Pentecostal Holiness Church | Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | Catholic Church |
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| Adherents | 21.7% | 18.1% | 13.0% | 11.1% | 8.7% |
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| Congregations | 27.6% | 16.3% | 13.3% | 5.1% | 4.1% |
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| Name | American Baptist Churches in the USA | Assemblies of God | Southern Baptist Convention | Churches of Christ | Other |
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| Adherents | 6.7% | 5.5% | 3.3% | 3.0% | 8.9% |
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| Congregations | 4.1% | 6.1% | 3.1% | 5.1% | 15.3% |
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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.
Food Environment Statistics:Number of grocery stores: 8 | McDowell County: | 3.48 / 10,000 pop. | | West Virginia: | 2.41 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of supercenters and club stores: 1 | This county: | 0.44 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 0.28 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (no gas): 3 | McDowell County: | 1.31 / 10,000 pop. | | West Virginia: | 1.09 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of convenience stores (with gas): 20 | McDowell County: | 8.70 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 5.38 / 10,000 pop. |
Number of full-service restaurants: 6 | Here: | 2.61 / 10,000 pop. | | State: | 6.22 / 10,000 pop. |
Adult diabetes rate: | This county: | 14.6% | | West Virginia: | 12.2% |
Adult obesity rate: | McDowell County: | 32.5% | | West Virginia: | 31.1% |
Low-income preschool obesity rate: | This county: | 15.8% | | State: | 13.1% |
| Local government employment and payroll (March 2007) |
| 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 | | 13 | $346 |
| Totals for Government |
0 | $0 | | 13 | $346 |
Welch government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $576,000 ($264.22)
Solid Waste Management: $230,000 ($105.50)
All Other: $34,000 ($15.60)
- Construction - Sewerage: $595,000 ($272.94)
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $461,000 ($211.47)
Water Utilities: $400,000 ($183.49)
Financial Administration: $385,000 ($176.61)
Police Protection: $323,000 ($148.17)
Regular Highways: $277,000 ($127.06)
Solid Waste Management: $184,000 ($84.40)
Parks & Recreation: $18,000 ($8.26)
Welfare - Other: $4,000 ($1.83)
General - Other: $2,000 ($0.92)
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,083,000 ($496.79)
- General - Interest on Debt: $147,000 ($67.43)
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,681,000 ($1688.53)
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $2,731,000 ($1252.75)
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $950,000 ($435.78)
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $97,000 ($44.50)
Interest Earnings: $79,000 ($36.24)
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,593,000 ($730.73)
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $475,000 ($217.89)
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $133,000 ($61.01)
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $54,000 ($24.77)
General Support: $7,000 ($3.21)
- Tax - NEC: $448,000 ($205.50)
Property: $262,000 ($120.18)
Public Utilities: $80,000 ($36.70)
- Total Salaries & Wages: $797,000 ($365.60)
4.75% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($20,318 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.75% | | 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:
6.28% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($27,738 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 6.28% | | 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 Welch:
- WELC (1150 AM; daytime; 5 kW; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)
- WBDY (1190 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BLUEFIELD, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WIWS (1070 AM; daytime; 10 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WWNR (620 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: DYNASTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WWYO (970 AM; 1 kW; PINEVILLE, WV; Owner: MRJ, INC.)
- 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)
- WHIS (1440 AM; 5 kW; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WTZE (1470 AM; daytime; 5 kW; TAZEWELL, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WOAY (860 AM; 10 kW; OAK HILL, WV; Owner: COMMISSIONED COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WNRG (940 AM; 5 kW; GRUNDY, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA-KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CO., INC)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCAW (680 AM; 10 kW; CHARLESTON, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA RADIO CORPORATION OF CHARLESTON)
Strongest FM radio stations in Welch:
- WELC-FM (102.9 FM; WELCH, WV; Owner: POCAHONTAS BROADCASTING CO.)
- 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.)
- WHQX (107.7 FM; CEDAR BLUFF, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WGTH-FM (105.5 FM; RICHLANDS, VA; Owner: HIGH KNOB BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WJLS-FM (99.5 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WPMW (92.7 FM; MULLENS, WV; Owner: CASTLE ROCK INVESTMENTS, L.L.C.)
- WMEV-FM (93.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WOLD-FM (102.5 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: EMERALD SOUND, INC.)
- WMTD-FM (102.3 FM; HINTON, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WPKE-FM (103.1 FM; COAL RUN, KY; Owner: EAST KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WRIC-FM (100.7 FM; RICHLANDS, VA; Owner: PEGGY SUE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WVTR (91.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
- WVKM (106.7 FM; MATEWAN, WV; Owner: THREE STATES BROADCASTING CO., INC.)
- WVOW-FM (101.9 FM; LOGAN, WV; Owner: LOGAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
- WKQY (100.1 FM; TAZEWELL, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
Fatal road traffic accident statistics for 1975 - 2009 (per 100,000 population)
Welch, West Virginia:
- Fatal accident count: 9
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 14
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 3
- Fatalities: 11
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 24
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 0
West Virginia average:
- Fatal accident count: 58
- Vehicles involved in fatal accidents: 86
- Fatal accidents caused by drunken drivers: 19
- Fatalities: 64
- Persons involved in fatal accidents: 149
- Pedestrians involved in fatal accidents: 6
See more detailed statistics of Welch fatal car crashes and road traffic accidents for 1975 - 2009 here
National Bridge Inventory (NBI) Statistics
Number of bridges: 17
Total length: 29 meters (95ft)
Total costs: $3,312,000
Total average daily traffic: 37,950
Total average daily truck traffic: 4,028
New bridges - Historical Statistics
- 1900-1909: 2
- 1910-1919: 0
- 1920-1929: 0
- 1930-1939: 0
- 1940-1949: 1
- 1950-1959: 1
- 1960-1969: 0
- 1970-1979: 1
- 1980-1989: 3
- 1990-1999: 2
See Full National Bridge Inventory Statistics for Welch, WV
2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System Incidents:
See full 2006 National Fire Incident Reporting System statistics for Welch, WV
| Most common first names in Welch, WV among deceased individuals |
| Name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| James | 67 | 68.2 years |
| John | 62 | 70.1 years |
| William | 62 | 71.9 years |
| Robert | 47 | 68.1 years |
| Mary | 44 | 78.3 years |
| Charles | 38 | 67.2 years |
| George | 36 | 70.6 years |
| Thomas | 20 | 62.1 years |
| Frank | 19 | 78.1 years |
| Helen | 19 | 75.5 years |
| Most common last names in Welch, WV among deceased individuals |
| Last name | Count | Lived (average) |
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| Smith | 29 | 71.0 years |
| Mullins | 26 | 74.6 years |
| Green | 24 | 73.9 years |
| Morgan | 23 | 76.8 years |
| Jones | 19 | 67.3 years |
| Lester | 18 | 65.1 years |
| Belcher | 18 | 69.3 years |
| Blankenship | 16 | 78.6 years |
| Bailey | 15 | 74.5 years |
| Burks | 14 | 70.7 years |
| Businesses in Welch, WV |
| Name | Count | | Name | Count |
| H&R Block | 1 | | Pizza Hut | 1 |
| KFC | 1 | | Rite Aid | 2 |
| McDonald's | 1 | | Wendy's | 1 |
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