Rock CaveWV
Home to 276 people, the town was settled in 1859.
Is Rock Cave a good place to live?
Rock Cave’s midpoint age is 65.3 years, where West Virginia’s towns sit at 42.2 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Among 62 West Virginia towns, just one has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Rock Cave. Rock Cave has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
276 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Rock Cave: who provides what
Rock Cave is unincorporated, so Upshur 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 Rock Cave.
54% of residents are 65 or older
The bachelor’s-degree share among adults 25 and older is 21%, against 24% across West Virginia.
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±7.6 points. Across West Virginia, 50.1% of residents are women.
| Rock Cave | WV | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 3.6% | 10.3% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 2.2% | 9.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 8% | 8.8% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 13.8% | 12% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 4.7% | 12% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 2.2% | 12.6% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12% | 13.6% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 47.5% | 12.6% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.2% | 8.4% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.4% | 10.7% | 10.4% |
| High school | 56.7% | 39.3% | 26% |
| Some college | 13.9% | 17.5% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 5.5% | 8.4% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 11.8% | 14.4% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 8.8% | 9.7% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 300, single groups can be off by several points
The schools Rock Cave’s kids attend
The Upshur County Schools runs its public schools. Its one school is below. 112 students attend Rock Cave’s public school.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Cave ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 112 | C |
NCES · EDFacts
The biggest natural risk in Rock Cave is inland flooding, at a high overall level
In Rock Cave, the FEMA risk score is 79 of 100. Federal aid has come to Rock Cave households in 2 declared disasters; the latest was in 2026. Just over four fifths of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 7%.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Rock Cave has snowy winters and pleasant summers
A winter brings about 55 inches of snow, with January nights at 23° and July afternoons at 83°.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A job hub: Rock Cave has 1.4 jobs for every working resident and draws in 167 commuters
The top destinations are Buckhannon (19%), Bridgeport (7%) and Clarksburg (7%). Most people who work leave Rock Cave to do it: just 3% work in town. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs locally rose by 49, to 170. For half of commuters, work is under 20 miles away.
| Rock Cave | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 2.5% | 14% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 21 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Rock Cave is
Among 62 West Virginia towns, just 6 have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Rock Cave. The town beats the West Virginia average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 8. 49% of Rock Cave adults have high blood pressure.
| Rock Cave | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 49% | 44% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 16% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 18% | 14% |
| What stands out | Rock Cave | WV |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 82.4% | 79.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 13.3% | 10.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 0.5% of Rock Cave
Count the trails in 1 park or preserve and they come to 1.0 miles. Rock Cave has one park or preserve, 10 acres in all. In Rock Cave, the trail density is 0.3 miles per square mile.
| Rock Cave | West Virginia towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 2.5% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. West Virginia Wildlife Reserve | 0.1 mi | 10 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Rock Cave
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Rock Cave
About 8 of every 100 Rock Cave residents are enrolled in college, against 5 across West Virginia.
About Rock Cave
Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
Rock Cave is a census designated unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia, United States. The town is located southwest of Buckhannon at the junction of West Virginia Route 4 with County Routes 11/2 and 20/28. As of the 2020 census, Rock Cave had a population of 319. Throughout the community's history, Rock Cave has been known as Bob Town, Centerville, and Centreville. The community's name is a corruption of Rock Lava, which referred to rocks purportedly of volcanic origin unearthed near the town site. Rock Cave's public schools are operated by Upshur County Schools.
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- Elevation
- 1,745 ft
- ZIP code
- 26234
Questions about Rock Cave
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Rock Cave, WV a good place to live?
Rock Cave has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.