West Virginia · Census place 5450260

McMechen, West Virginia

McMechen is a city in Marshall County, West Virginia with an estimated 1,604 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 66th largest of 100 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
1,604
#66 of 100 in West Virginia
Change since 2020
-4.9%
-83 people
Land area
0.6 sq mi
+ 0.27 sq mi water
Density
2,814 / sq mi
State median 1,823
Orange pin: McMechen. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Charleston.

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McMechen population, 2020 to 2024

McMechen lost 83 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -4.9%. In the latest year it moved by -10.

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July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 1,693. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

McMechen covers 0.57 square miles of land and 0.27 of water, for 2,814 people per square mile of land. The median West Virginia place of 5,000+ has 1,823, so McMechen is denser than the typical town.

What county McMechen is in

All of McMechen's residents live in Marshall County, which had 29,354 residents in 2024. McMechen holds 5.5% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in McMechen

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps McMechen by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 26040. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where McMechen is

The Census internal point of McMechen is at 39.986500, -80.733500. Charleston, the capital, is 123.4 miles SSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Shadyside, OH (3,351 people), 1.4 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Pittsburgh, PA, 50.8 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
39.986500, -80.733500
DMS
39°59'11.40"N 80°44'0.60"W
UTM
17N 522752.9E 4426292.9N
Geohash
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Plus code
86FXX7P8+JJ

Daylight in McMechen

At 39.99° N, McMechen gets about 15 h 01 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 20 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 41 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near McMechen

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in West Virginia, measured between internal points. The closest is Benwood, 1.3 miles away, with 1,204 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of McMechen, WV?

1,604 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 83 (4.9%) from 1,687 in July 2020.

What county is McMechen in?

Marshall County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover McMechen?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 26040.

How far is McMechen from Charleston?

123.4 miles (198.5 km) in a straight line, heading SSW from McMechen.

What is the nearest larger city to McMechen?

Shadyside, OH, with 3,351 residents, 1.4 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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