EcclesWV
Home to 64 people, the town was settled in 1907.
Is Eccles a good place to live?
No town among the 62 in West Virginia we compare has a lower share of homes lived in by their owners than Eccles. Eccles has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
64 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve and 5 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Eccles. Close and well known come first.
9 mi National PreserveNew River Gorge National Park and Preserve2.0M visitors a year
12 mi Park & preserveThe Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve
4 mi MuseumPhillips-Sprague Mine
16 mi MuseumThurmond
20 mi National park siteBluestone National Scenic River12K visitors a year
30 mi National Recreation AreaGauley River National Recreation Area214K visitors a yearPhoto credits
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve: NKS22, Public domain · The Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve: Lisa Strader, CC BY 2.0 · Phillips-Sprague Mine: Coal town guy, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Thurmond: Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Bluestone National Scenic River: Dave Bieri, Public domain · Gauley River National Recreation Area: Wwkayaker22 at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0
Moving to Eccles: who provides what
Eccles is unincorporated, so Raleigh County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Eccles.
About one in three of Eccles’ working residents commute to Beckley
For half of commuters, work is under 6 miles away. The top destinations are Beckley (37%), Princeton (3%) and Ripley (2%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Eccles is inland flooding, at a low overall level
The risk rating from FEMA for Eccles comes to 25 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 80% come from inland flooding. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid in 7 declared disasters, most recently in 2025.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Eccles: snowy winters and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 56 inches of snow, with January nights at 23° and July afternoons at 81°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Eccles is
On the CDC’s 32 measures, Eccles is ahead of West Virginia on 1 and behind on 1. Among adults here, 23% report frequent mental distress, against 21% in West Virginia’s towns and 17% across U.S. towns. In Eccles, 32% of adults have been diagnosed with depression, and 19% report frequent physical distress.
| Eccles | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 21% | 17% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 31% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 14% |
| What stands out | Eccles | WV |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 13.3% | 19.5% |
| Fewer adults screened for colon cancer | 61% | 66.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Eccles
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Eccles
About 0 of every 100 Eccles residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across West Virginia.
100% of working residents leave Eccles for work
Where Eccles’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Eccles
Census-designated place in West Virginia, United States
Eccles is a census-designated place (CDP) in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Eccles is located on West Virginia Route 3, 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Beckley. Eccles has a post office with ZIP code 25836. As of the 2020 census, its population was 334 (down from 362 at the 2010 census). The community was originally named after the book of Ecclesiastes from the bible, where the mining company of its namesake was formed around the turn of the century. The name was later shortened by the local post office to Eccles to allow for easier postage and mail flow due to a common inability to correctly spell the name. Eccles is the site of the April 28, 1914 Eccles coal mining disaster, which…
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- Area
- 0.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 2,096 ft
- ZIP code
- 25836
Questions about Eccles
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Eccles, WV a good place to live?
Eccles has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.