PrichardWV
Today 389 people live in this town, first settled in 1907.
Is Prichard a good place to live?
Prichard’s average commute is 42 minutes, above both the West Virginia town median (21 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Of the 62 West Virginia towns we compare, none has a lower owner-occupancy rate than Prichard. Prichard has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Prichard stand out
Where Prichard beats most towns.
389 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Prichard: who provides what
Prichard is unincorporated, so Wayne 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 Prichard.
The schools Prichard’s kids attend
The public schools here belong to the Wayne County Schools. Its one school is below. Prichard’s only public school teaches 130 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prichard Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 130 | B+ |
NCES · EDFacts
Compared with most of West Virginia and the rest of the country, more of Prichard’s residents live below the poverty line
Jobs based in Prichard grew to 606 in 2023, 576 more than in 2013. Most people who work leave Prichard to do it: just 9% work in town. The top destinations are Huntington (28%), Louisa (6%) and Charleston (6%). Half commute less than 15 miles.
| Prichard | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 35% | 16% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 9.1% | 14% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Top of a very high hazard risk in Prichard: inland flooding
Compared with 95% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Prichard is higher. Households in the town have drawn federal disaster aid in 7 declared disasters, most recently in 2025. Expected losses in Prichard break down as 87% from inland flooding and 7% from heat waves.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Prichard
The typical July afternoon high in Prichard is 87°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Prichard is
Among adults in Prichard, 20% report frequent physical distress and 46% sleep under 7 hours. Prichard: a third of adults have been diagnosed with depression.
| Prichard | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 18% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 40% | 36% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 31% | 23% |
| What stands out | Prichard | WV |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 27.6% | 19.5% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 48.5% | 55.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in Prichard is worth about $160K, on Zillow’s estimate
Values rose 7.4% in the 12 months to September 2026.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Camden Park and 7 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Prichard. Close and well known come first.
12 mi Theme parkCamden Park
32 mi National forestWayne National Forest
14 mi MuseumHuntington Museum of Art
12 mi MuseumHeritage Farm Museum and Village13 mi MuseumMuseum of Radio and Technology
31 mi MuseumU.S. 23 Country Music Highway MuseumPhoto credits
Camden Park: Carol M. Highsmith, Public domain · Wayne National Forest: Forest Service, USDA, Public domain · Huntington Museum of Art: Daderot, CC0 · Heritage Farm Museum and Village: Zeo1989, CC BY-SA 4.0 · U.S. 23 Country Music Highway Museum: J654567, CC BY-SA 3.0
Everything we know about Prichard
Colleges nearby
2 within 15 miles of the center of Prichard
About 0 of every 100 Prichard residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across West Virginia.
Every workday, about 590 people come to Prichard for work
Where Prichard’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Prichard
Census-designated place in West Virginia, United States
Prichard is a census-designated place (CDP) in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 461. It is located along the Big Sandy River and U.S. Route 52. It is part of the Huntington–Ashland, WV–KY–OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which had a population of 287,702 according to the US Census (2010). The community was named after James Pritchard.
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- Area
- 1.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 587 ft
- ZIP code
- 25555
Questions about Prichard
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Prichard, WV a good place to live?
Prichard has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.