Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
No town among the 62 in West Virginia we compare has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Piedmont. Henry Glassaway Davis House is on the National Register of Historic Places. Piedmont has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Piedmont beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 1,366 in 1870, a peak of 2,835 in 1920, 718 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 1900 and 4 maps from 1919 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Piedmont, 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 Piedmont.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 87% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Piedmont since 1995.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Most working residents leave Piedmont for work: only 2% work in town. 24% of Piedmont residents live below the poverty line, above both the West Virginia town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Piedmont’s median household income is $42,000.
| Piedmont | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 24% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $42,000 | $59,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 14% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Piedmont has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 22° and about 34 inches of snow falls in a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
20% of Piedmont adults have diabetes, against 16% in West Virginia’s towns and 12% across U.S. towns. 48% of Piedmont adults have high blood pressure. Among 62 West Virginia towns, just 3 have a higher share of adults who have obesity than Piedmont.
| Piedmont | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 18% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 24% | 19% |
| What stands out | Piedmont | WV |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 8.2% | 9.6% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 24.5% | 16.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Piedmont. Close and well known come first.
Big draw37 mi MuseumFallingwater
Big draw39 mi National MemorialFlight 93 National Memorial286K visitors a year
22 mi MountainMount Davis
38 mi Park & preserveDolly Sods Wilderness
19 mi LakeDeep Creek Lake
36 mi National BattlefieldFort Necessity National Battlefield226K visitors a yearFallingwater: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Flight 93 National Memorial: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Davis: Wikiuser100, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Dolly Sods Wilderness: Valerius Tygart, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Deep Creek Lake: Gohens84, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort Necessity National Battlefield: Wilson44691, CC0
2 within 15 miles of the center of Piedmont
About 1 of every 100 Piedmont residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across West Virginia.
Where Piedmont’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Town in West Virginia, United States
Piedmont is a town in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV metropolitan statistical area. The population was 716 at the 2020 census. Piedmont was chartered in 1856 and the town is the subject of Colored People: A Memoir by Piedmont native Henry Louis Gates Jr.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Piedmont has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
2 notable people were born here, including Don Redman and Leslie Thrasher.
