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Notable locations in Wellsburg: Wellsburg Wharf (A), Brooke County Public Library (B), Wellsburg City Hall (C), Brooke County Courthouse (D), Fire Station Number Three (E), Fire Station Number Two (F). Display/hide their locations on the map
Churches in Wellsburg include: Saint Lukes Baptist Church (A), Saint John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church (B), Henderson Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church (C), Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (D), Christ Episcopal Church (E), Apostolic Faith Assembly Church (F), Wellsburg United Methodist Church (G), Wellsburg Christian Church (H), Free Methodist Church (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Cemetery: Brooke Cemetery (1). Display/hide its location on the map
Post office: Wellsburg Post Office (A). Display/hide its location on the map
Tourist attraction: Brooke County Museum (600 Main Street).
Courts: Brooke County - Circuit Court- Judge's Chambers (Court House), Brooke County - Circuit Court- Judge Gaughan (Court House), Brooke County - Circuit Court (Court House).
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Drinking water stations with addresses in Wellsburg and their reported violations in the past:
WELLSBURG CITY OF (Address: 33 12TH STREET, Population served: 4577, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- Follow-up and Routine Tap Sampling - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2025, Contaminant: Lead & Copper Rule. Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAR-10-2005), St Formal NOV issued (MAR-10-2005), St Public Notif received (OCT-03-2005)
HAMMOND PSD (Population served: 2239, Surface_water):
Past health violations:
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2006 and MAR-2006, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (MAY-27-2006), St Formal NOV issued (MAY-27-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2005 and DEC-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-14-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-14-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-01-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between JUL-2005 and SEP-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-14-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-14-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-01-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between APR-2005 and JUN-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-14-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-14-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-01-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between JAN-2005 and MAR-2005, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-14-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-14-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-01-2006)
- MCL, Average - Between OCT-2004 and DEC-2004, Contaminant: Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5). Follow-up actions: St Public Notif requested (FEB-14-2006), St Formal NOV issued (FEB-14-2006), St Public Notif received (MAY-19-2006)
- MCL, Monthly (TCR) - In AUG-2000, Contaminant: Coliform. Follow-up actions: St Compliance achieved (SEP-01-2000), St Public Notif requested (SEP-11-2000), St Formal NOV issued (SEP-11-2000), St Public Notif received (NOV-03-2000)
Past monitoring violations:
- PN Violation for NPDWR Violation - Between JUN-26-2006 and DEC-31-2025, Contaminant: Public Notice
- Operations Report - In SEP-1997, Contaminant: Turbidity. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (OCT-27-1997), St Public Notif requested (OCT-27-1997)
BEECH BOTTOM WATER DEPT (Address: 170 9TH STREET, Population served: 600, Groundwater):
Past monitoring violations:
- CCR Complete Failure to Report - Between JUL-01-2004 and AUG-12-2004, Consumer Confidence Rule. Follow-up actions: St Formal NOV issued (AUG-06-2004), St Compliance achieved (AUG-12-2004)
Drinking water stations with addresses in Wellsburg that have no violations reported:
- WASHINGTON PIKE PSD (Population served: 6510, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_groundwater)
- BROOKE COUNTY PSD (Population served: 236, Primary Water Source Type: Purch_surface_water)
Residents with income below the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: |  14.6% | | Whole state: |  17.9% |
Residents with income below 50% of the poverty level in 1999:
| This city: | 4.0% | | Whole state: | 7.6% |
Wellsburg compared to West Virginia state average:
- Unemployed percentage significantly below state average.
- Black race population percentage below state average.
- Hispanic race population percentage significantly below state average.
- Median age above state average.
- Foreign-born population percentage significantly below state average.
- House age above state average.
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Banks with branches in Wellsburg (2007 data):
- Progressive Bank, National Association: Drive-In Branch at Eighth Street, branch established on 1973-02-14; Wellsburg Branch at 744 Charles Street, branch established on 1902-08-29. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $253.9 mil, Deposits: $210.6 mil, headquarters in Wheeling, WV, positive income, 12 total offices, Holding Company: First West Virginia Bancorp, Inc.
- Main Street Bank Corp.: Wellsburg Branch at 1010 Commerce Street, branch established on 2005-09-19. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $172.3 mil, Deposits: $132.1 mil, headquarters in Wheeling, WV, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 2 total offices, Holding Company: Main Street Financial Services Corp
- Parkvale Savings Bank: Wellsburg Branch at 1015 Commerce Street, branch established on 1935-06-22. Info updated 2006-12-06: Bank assets: $1,860.9 mil, Deposits: $1,448.4 mil, headquarters in Monroeville, PA, positive income, Mortgage Lending Specialization, 47 total offices
- Wesbanco Bank, Inc.: Wellsburg Branch at 800 Charles Street, branch established on 1832-01-01. Info updated 2006-11-03: Bank assets: $4,083.8 mil, Deposits: $2,997.5 mil, headquarters in Wheeling, WV, positive income, Commercial Lending Specialization, 81 total offices, Holding Company: Wesbanco, Inc.
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Local government employment and payroll (March 2002)
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| Function |
Full-time employees |
Monthly full-time payroll |
Average yearly full-time wage |
Part-time employees |
Monthly part-time payroll |
| Streets and Highways |
3 | $5,340 | $21,360 | 0 | $0 |
| Police - Other |
0 | $0 | | 4 | $1,313 |
| Other Government Administration |
2 | $4,280 | $25,680 | 0 | $0 |
| Financial Administration |
0 | $0 | | 3 | $2,854 |
| Police Protection - Officers |
6 | $7,432 | $14,864 | 0 | $0 |
| Solid Waste Management |
1 | $1,689 | $20,268 | 0 | $0 |
| Sewerage |
5 | $8,898 | $21,355 | 0 | $0 |
| Water Supply |
5 | $8,991 | $21,578 | 0 | $0 |
| Totals for Government |
22 | $36,631 | $19,981 | 7 | $4,167 |
4.03% of this county's 2006 resident taxpayers lived in other counties in 2005 ($28,790 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 4.03% | | 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:
5.40% of this county's 2005 resident taxpayers moved to other counties in 2006 ($29,986 average adjusted gross income) | Here: | 5.40% | | 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 Wellsburg:
- WWVA (1170 AM; 53 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WSTV (1340 AM; 1 kW; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
- KDKA (1020 AM; 50 kW; PITTSBURGH, PA; Owner: INFINITY BROADCASTING OPERATIONS, INC.)
- WKKX (1600 AM; 5 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: SCOTT RADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WWCS (540 AM; 5 kW; CANONSBURG, PA; Owner: BIRACH BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WDIG (950 AM; 1 kW; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: WORLD WITNESS FOR CHRIST MINIST.,INC)
- WEIR (1430 AM; 1 kW; WEIRTON, WV)
- WKNR (850 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WTAM (1100 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: JACOR BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
- WVLY (1370 AM; 5 kW; MOUNDSVILLE, WV; Owner: SCOTT RADIO GROUP, LLC)
- WHK (1220 AM; 50 kW; CLEVELAND, OH; Owner: CARON BROADCASTING, INC.)
- WBBD (1400 AM; 1 kW; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WKBN (570 AM; 5 kW; YOUNGSTOWN, OH; Owner: CITICASTERS LICENSES, L.P.)
Strongest FM radio stations in Wellsburg:
- WOGH (103.5 FM; BURGETTSTOWN, PA; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
- WVNP (89.9 FM; WHEELING, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA EDUCATIONAL BROADCASTING AUTHORITY)
- W215BC (90.9 FM; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: PENSACOLA CHRISTIAN COLLEGE, INC.)
- WVBC (88.1 FM; BETHANY, WV; Owner: BETHANY COLLEGE)
- WOVK (98.7 FM; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WEGW (107.5 FM; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WGLZ (91.5 FM; WEST LIBERTY, WV; Owner: WEST LIBERTY STATE COLLEGE)
- WEEL (95.7 FM; SHADYSIDE, OH; Owner: OHIO VALLEY COMMUNICATIONS, INC.)
- WKWK-FM (97.3 FM; WHEELING, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WBJV (88.9 FM; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
- WVKF (105.5 FM; BETHLEHEM, WV; Owner: CAPSTAR TX LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)
- WOGF (104.3 FM; EAST LIVERPOOL, OH; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
- WOMP-FM (100.5 FM; BELLAIRE, OH; Owner: KEYMARKET LICENSES, LLC)
- WRKP (96.5 FM; MOUNDSVILLE, WV; Owner: RKP INTERNATIONAL CORP.)
- WCDK (106.3 FM; CADIZ, OH; Owner: PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS OHIO, LLC)
- WJPA-FM (95.3 FM; WASHINGTON, PA; Owner: WASHINGTON BROADCASTING COMPANY)
- W216AU (91.1 FM; MARTINS FERRY, OH; Owner: AMERICAN FAMILY ASSOCIATION)
TV broadcast stations around Wellsburg:
- W25CI (Channel 25; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
- W57BH (Channel 57; WEIRTON, WV; Owner: TURNPIKE TELEVISION)
- WTOV-TV (Channel 9; STEUBENVILLE, OH; Owner: WTOV-TV HOLDINGS, INC.)
- WTRF-TV (Channel 7; WHEELING, WV; Owner: WEST VIRGINIA MEDIA HOLDINGS, LLC)
- WOUC-TV (Channel 44; CAMBRIDGE, OH; Owner: OHIO UNIVERSITY)
- W28AS (Channel 28; BRIDGEPORT, OH; Owner: TURNPIKE TELEVISION)
- W56DX (Channel 56; WHEELING,ETC., WV; Owner: ABACUS TELEVISION)
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