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With 772 residents, this town was incorporated in 1889.
East Bank’s average trip to work is 37 minutes, against 21 minutes in West Virginia’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Only 2 of the 62 West Virginia towns we compare have a lower share of children under 18 than East Bank. Good Shepherd Church is on the National Register of Historic Places. East Bank has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 468 in 1900, a peak of 1,155 in 1980, 822 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 5 maps from 1910 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in East Bank, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in East Bank.
FEMA puts 95% of East Bank’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding. Federal disaster aid has reached households in East Bank after 5 declared disasters, most recently in 2024. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 99% of U.S. communities.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Its one school is below. Public schools: the Kanawha County Schools. East Bank’s only public school teaches 227 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Bank Middle SchoolLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 227 | C− |
NCES · EDFacts
Home values are down 8.5% over the year to September 2026. The midpoint rent for East Bank comes to $908 a month. East Bank: 75% of households are owner-occupiers.
| East Bank | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 75% | 68% | 73% |
| Median rent | $908 a month | $878 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The top destinations are Charleston (29%), Montgomery (5%) and South Charleston (5%). Just 3% of East Bank’s working residents have a job in town. Since 2013, East Bank has added 75 jobs, to 139 in 2023. Half the trips to work are shorter than 14 miles.
| East Bank | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 14% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 14% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $73,000 | $59,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 25° and about 32 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Among 62 West Virginia towns, just 4 have a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than East Bank. In East Bank, 25% of adults smoke cigarettes.
| East Bank | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 18% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 21% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 49% | 44% | 35% |
| What stands out | East Bank | WV |
|---|---|---|
| More adults facing food insecurity | 22.1% | 16.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 13.7% | 10.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 25.1% | 19.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Calvert Field | — | 7 |
| 2. Pioneer Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around East Bank. Close and well known come first.
18 mi National PreserveNew River Gorge National Park and Preserve2.0M visitors a year
17 mi Ancient siteCriel Mound
28 mi Park & preserveThe Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve13 mi MuseumWest Virginia State Museum
27 mi MuseumThurmond
17 mi National Recreation AreaGauley River National Recreation Area214K visitors a yearNew River Gorge National Park and Preserve: NKS22, Public domain · Criel Mound: David G. Simpson, Public domain · The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve: Lisa Strader, CC BY 2.0 · Thurmond: Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Gauley River National Recreation Area: Wwkayaker22 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of East Bank
About 1 of every 100 East Bank residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across West Virginia.
Where East Bank’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in West Virginia, United States
East Bank is a town in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States, situated along the Kanawha River. The population was 820 at the 2020 census.
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East Bank has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
