Green SpringWV
With 84 residents, this town was settled in 1880.
Is Green Spring a good place to live?
Of the 62 West Virginia towns we compare, none has a higher owner-occupancy rate than Green Spring. Green Spring has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
84 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Flight 93 National Memorial and 12 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Green Spring. Close and well known come first.
Big draw38 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
in town National Historical ParkChesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park4.6M visitors a year
34 mi MountainMount Davis
11 mi LandmarkFort Cumberland
34 mi MuseumMuseum of the Shenandoah Valley35 mi MuseumFort BedfordPhoto credits
Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park: Bonnachoven, CC0 · Mount Davis: Wikiuser100, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Cumberland: Unknown, Public domain · Museum of the Shenandoah Valley: GustaveCourbet, Public domain
Moving to Green Spring: who provides what
Green Spring is unincorporated, so Hampshire 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 Green Spring.
With only 0.2 jobs per working resident, most people in Green Spring work out of town
The top destinations are Romney (8%), Cumberland (5%) and Winchester (3%). The median commute is under 34 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Green Spring has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 71% of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Green Spring, 86% come from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Zillow puts the typical Green Spring home at about $218K
In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 4.7%.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Green Spring: four seasons and hot summers
A winter brings about 29 inches of snow, with January nights at 23° and July afternoons at 88°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Green Spring is
The share of adults in Green Spring who have high blood pressure is 42%, below West Virginia’s towns (44%) but above U.S. towns (35%). This West Virginia town tracks West Virginia closely on all 32 CDC measures. Also worth knowing: among adults locally, 33% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Green Spring | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 31% | 23% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 21% | 17% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 0.6% of Green Spring
Trails run 0.9 miles in 1 park or preserve. Green Spring has one park or preserve, 9 acres in all.
| Green Spring | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 2.5% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Green Spring Park | — | 9 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Green Spring
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Green Spring
About 0 of every 100 Green Spring residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across West Virginia.
100% of working residents leave Green Spring for work
Where Green Spring’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Green Spring
Census-designated place in West Virginia, United States
Green Spring is a census-designated place (CDP) and railroad town in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 250 (down from 218 at the 2010 census). Green Spring is located north of Springfield on Green Spring Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 1) near the confluence of the North and South Branches of the Potomac River. Green Spring is also the location of the South Branch Valley Railroad's terminus with the old Baltimore and Ohio Railroad mainline. Green Spring is the site of a one-lane low-water toll bridge that connects Green Spring Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 1) to Maryland Route 51 in Oldtown, Allegany County, Maryland. This br…
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- Area
- 2.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 554 ft
- ZIP code
- 26722
Questions about Green Spring
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Green Spring, WV a good place to live?
Green Spring has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.