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Coal Fork is a small town of 1,423 people in Kanawha County, West Virginia. It's about 6 miles from Charleston, WV and 139 miles from Columbus, OH, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $124k and rent runs about $906 a month.
1,423people
$124kTypical home
$906/moRent
85° / 43°Summer / winter
30"Snow
204Sunny days
151Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,423
- Part of a metro area
- About 278 people per sq mi
- 139 mi to Columbus, OH
- 6 mi to Charleston, WV
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$783/mo)
- Median rent $906/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 23.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 63°F)
- 204 sunny days a year (65 totally clear)
- 161 cloudy days a year
- 56 of 90 winter days are gray
- 151 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (384 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,215 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 31% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to CRW airport
- 137 mi to CMH (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1965
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 1,083 ft
- 226 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 55 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 125 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 14 bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of West Virginia districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 10 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Kanawha County: R+17 in 2024
- West Virginia: R+42 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.