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Notable locations in Welch: McDowell County Courthouse (A), McDowell County Jail (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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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)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 28.9% | | Whole state: | 17.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 11.6% | | Whole state: | 7.6% |
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 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 (2007 data):
- Ameribank, Inc.: at 70 Mcdowell Street, branch established on 1906-01-01; Welch Branch at 681 Riverside Drive, branch established on 1983-08-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $166.3 mil, Deposits: $147.5 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices
- MCNB Bank and Trust Co.: Mcnb Bank And Trust Co. at 75 Wyoming Street, branch established on 1900-07-01; Drive-In Facility at 94 Howard Street, branch established on 1975-03-10. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $227.0 mil, Deposits: $191.6 mil, local headquarters, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 10 total offices, Holding Company: Mcnb Banks, Inc.
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2004 Presidential Election results in McDowell County West Virginia:
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Welch government finances in 2002:
- Charges - Sewerage: $576,000
Solid Waste Management: $230,000
All Other: $34,000
- Construction - Sewerage: $595,000
- Current Operations - Sewerage: $461,000
Water Utilities: $400,000
Financial Administration: $385,000
Police Protection: $323,000
Regular Highways: $277,000
Solid Waste Management: $184,000
Parks & Recreation: $18,000
Welfare - Other: $4,000
General - Other: $2,000
- Federal Intergovernmental - All Other: $1,083,000
- General - Interest on Debt: $147,000
- Long Term Debt Beginning Outstanding, NEC: $3,681,000
- Long Term Debt Outstanding Nonguaranteed - Other, NEC: $2,731,000
- Long Term Debt Retired Unspecified - Other, NEC: $950,000
- Miscellaneous - General Revenue, NEC: $97,000
Interest Earnings: $79,000
- Other Funds - Cash & Deposits: $1,593,000
- Revenue - Water Utilities: $475,000
- Sinking Fund - Cash & Deposits: $133,000
- State Intergovernmental - All Other: $54,000
General Support: $7,000
- Tax - NEC: $448,000
Property: $262,000
Public Utilities: $80,000
- Total Salaries & Wages: $797,000
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)
- 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.)
- WTZE (1470 AM; daytime; 5 kW; TAZEWELL, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WWNR (620 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: DYNASTAR COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WJLS (560 AM; 5 kW; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WHIS (1440 AM; 5 kW; BLUEFIELD, WV; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- 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)
- WTRU (830 AM; 50 kW; KERNERSVILLE, NC; Owner: TRUTH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WNRG (940 AM; 5 kW; GRUNDY, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA-KENTUCKY BROADCASTING CO., INC)
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.)
- WHQX (107.7 FM; CEDAR BLUFF, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WSTG (95.9 FM; PRINCETON, WV; Owner: PRINCETON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WGTH-FM (105.5 FM; RICHLANDS, VA; Owner: HIGH KNOB BROADCASTERS, INC.)
- WMEV-FM (93.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: HOLSTON VALLEY BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WCIR-FM (103.7 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WPMW (92.7 FM; MULLENS, WV; Owner: CASTLE ROCK INVESTMENTS, L.L.C.)
- WOLD-FM (102.5 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: EMERALD SOUND, INC.)
- WJLS-FM (99.5 FM; BECKLEY, WV; Owner: FIRST MEDIA RADIO, LLC)
- WVTR (91.9 FM; MARION, VA; Owner: VIRGINIA TECH FOUNDATION INC)
- WMTD-FM (102.3 FM; HINTON, WV; Owner: SOUTHERN COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION)
- WRIC-FM (100.7 FM; RICHLANDS, VA; Owner: PEGGY SUE BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WKQY (100.1 FM; TAZEWELL, VA; Owner: MONTEREY LICENSES, LLC)
- WVOW-FM (101.9 FM; LOGAN, WV; Owner: LOGAN BROADCASTING CORP.)
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