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West Virginia›Brooke County

Windsor HeightsWV

A town of 337, settled in 1927.

Is Windsor Heights a good place to live?

28% of residents live below the poverty line in Windsor Heights, where West Virginia’s towns sit at 16% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Only 1 of the 62 West Virginia towns we compare have a higher share of households owning their home than Windsor Heights. Windsor Heights has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

337 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

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2022-09-09 17 56 58 UTC minus 4 Aerial view looking northward up the Ohio River along the Ohio and West Virginia border…
2022-09-09 17 56 58 UTC minus 4 Aerial view looking northward up the Ohio River along the Ohio and West Virginia border…, 2022
Windsor Heights’s story

99 years in pictures

Census counts: 431 in 2000, 361 in 2020. The archive holds 1 old photo or paper going back to 2022 and 8 maps from 1902 on.

  • 1927Windsor Heights is settled
Explore the history →
Getting set up

Moving to Windsor Heights: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Windsor Heights, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerMon Power14.3¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterHammond PSDNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Windsor Heights’ trash rules yet
SchoolsBrooke County School DistrictWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn West Virginia you can register online until 21 days before Election Day, in person until 21 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 21 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereBrooke Clerk of the County CommissionBrooke County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2021
ZIP code2607526075 100%Census 2020

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 Windsor Heights.

Natural hazards

Very high risk in Windsor Heights, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 87% of U.S. communities.

87risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
87Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland flooding
1
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

Windsor Heights has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

At 31 minutes, Windsor Heights’ average trip to work is above both West Virginia’s towns (21 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The top destinations are Wheeling (16%), Weirton (9%) and Beech Bottom (5%).

0%work in town

Where working residents work

In Windsor Heights0%
Wheeling16%
Weirton9%
Beech Bottom5%
Steubenville4%
16 mi
median commute distance
3
jobs based in Windsor Heights
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Windsor Heights has four seasons and pleasant summers

Windsor Heights has chilly winters and pleasant summers. July afternoons reach 84°, January nights drop to 22° and about 15 inches of snow falls in a winter.

15″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter24–40°
Spring40–62°
Summer60–82°
Fall44–65°
Nov 1
typical first frost
Apr 18
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Windsor Heights is

Windsor Heights beats the West Virginia average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 48% of adults have high blood pressure in Windsor Heights.

Windsor HeightsWest Virginia townsU.S. towns
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)48%44%35%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)18%16%12%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)19%17%14%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)44%40%36%
32 measures vs. West Virginia
0 better30 too close to call2 worse
What stands outWindsor HeightsWV
More older adults who have lost all their teeth24.6%19.5%
More adults with heart disease10.4%8.7%
Wheeling Hospital
8.8 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

1
homes sold in April

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Nearby attractions

Acrisure Stadium and 38 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Windsor Heights. Close and well known come first.

All 79 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Acrisure Stadium: Fo2grfr, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Meadowcroft Rockshelter: Lee Paxton, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Duquesne: Sébastien Paquin, CC BY-SA 3.0 · PNC Park: alpineinc, CC BY 2.0 · PPG Paints Arena: Jleedev, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Fort Pitt: Downtown_Pittsburgh_May_2008.jpg: Allie Caufield derivative work: GrapedApe (tal, CC BY 2.0

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Windsor Heights

16pages on Windsor Heights
After high school

Colleges nearby

6 within 15 miles of the center of Windsor Heights

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Windsor Heights for work

Where Windsor Heights’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

16% → Wheeling Wheeling 16% 9% → Weirton Weirton 9% 5% → Beech Bottom Beech Bottom 5% 4% → Steubenville Steubenville 4% 3% → Wellsburg Wellsburg 3% 2% → Washington Washington 2% Windsor Heights · 0% stay
3jobs based in Windsor Heights
0%of working residents work in town
16 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Windsor Heights

Village in West Virginia, United States

Windsor Heights is a village in Brooke County, West Virginia, United States. It is part of the Weirton-Steubenville metropolitan area. The population was 361 at the 2020 census. Grace Davis was the mayor as of June 2017. Windsor Heights was incorporated in 1989.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
0.1 sq mi
Elevation
1,004 ft
ZIP code
26075

Questions about Windsor Heights

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Windsor Heights, WV a good place to live?

Windsor Heights has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.