Fayette County, West Virginia

Fayette County profile, demographic data, and geographic information.

Local Government & Public Administration

Authoritative general-purpose local government units serving this area U.S. Census Bureau GUS (2026) / GMAF

Government Unit	Unit Type	Jurisdiction Role	Contact / Address
COUNTY OF FAYETTE GUS Population: 38,600 (2024) ID: 176931	County	Official County Government	Contact: PRESIDENT PO BOX 307, FAYETTEVILLE WV 25840-0307
CITY OF OAK HILL GUS Population: 7,732 (2024) ID: 114903	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: CITY CLERK TREASURER PO BOX 1245, OAK HILL WV 25901-1245
TOWN OF FAYETTEVILLE GUS Population: 2,753 (2024) ID: 114902	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: FINANCE DIR PO BOX 298, FAYETTEVILLE WV 25840-0298
TOWN OF ANSTED GUS Population: 1,288 (2024) ID: 136382	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: RECORDER TREASURER PO BOX 798, ANSTED WV 25812-0798
CITY OF MOUNT HOPE GUS Population: 1,252 (2024) ID: 176970	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR PO BOX 151, MOUNT HOPE WV 25880-0151
CITY OF MONTGOMERY GUS Population: 1,198 (2024) ID: 209753	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: OFFICE MANAGER 706 3RD AVE, MONTGOMERY WV 25136-2037
CITY OF SMITHERS GUS Population: 703 (2024) ID: 225859	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR PO BOX 489, SMITHERS WV 25186-0489
TOWN OF GAULEY BRIDGE GUS Population: 521 (2024) ID: 205632	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: RECORDER PO BOX 490, GAULEY BRIDGE WV 25085-0490
TOWN OF MEADOW BRIDGE GUS Population: 311 (2024) ID: 176969	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR PO BOX 8, MEADOW BRIDGE WV 25976-0008
TOWN OF PAX GUS Population: 120 (2024) ID: 191807	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR PO BOX 118, PAX WV 25904-0118
TOWN OF THURMOND GUS Population: 2 (2024) ID: 176971	Municipal	Municipal Government Within County	Contact: MAYOR 174 MAIN ST, THURMOND WV 25936-8006