JusticeWV
Home to 186 people, the town was settled in 1902.
Is Justice a good place to live?
Justice’s midpoint age is 66.2 years, against 42.2 years in West Virginia’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Of the 62 West Virginia towns we compare, none has a higher share of households owning their home than Justice. Justice has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
186 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Justice.
Very high risk in Justice, with inland flooding at the top
Federal aid has come to Justice households in 7 declared disasters; the latest was in 2025. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 94% of U.S. communities. 86% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most of Justice’s workers commute out: the town has 0.2 jobs for each of them
The top destinations are Gilbert (11%), Pineville (4%) and South Charleston (4%). Among residents in Justice, 20% live below the poverty line. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Justice dropped by 65, to 16. Also worth knowing: the median household income locally is $44,000.
| Justice | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 20% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $44,000 | $59,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Justice has four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 86°, January nights drop to 25° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of West Virginia and the rest of the country, more of Justice’s adults report frequent physical distress
Justice: nearly a fifth of adults worry about having enough food. Among 62 West Virginia towns, just 4 have a higher share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Justice. In Justice, 24% of adults smoke cigarettes, and 39% get no exercise outside work.
| Justice | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 18% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 32% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 24% | 19% |
| What stands out | Justice | WV |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 35% | 19.5% |
| More adults with heart disease | 11% | 8.7% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 49.3% | 55.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Justice
Moving to Justice: who provides what
Justice is unincorporated, so Mingo 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.
100% of working residents leave Justice for work
Where Justice’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Justice; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Justice residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across West Virginia.
About Justice
Census-designated place in West Virginia, United States
Justice is a census-designated place in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. Justice is located on U.S. Route 52, 2.5 miles (4.0 km) southeast of Gilbert. Justice has a post office with ZIP code 24851. As of the 2020 census, its population was 313 (down from 412 at the 2010 census). The community was named after W. E. Justice, an early postmaster.
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- Area
- 1.4 sq mi
- Elevation
- 892 ft
- ZIP code
- 24851
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