West Virginia · Census place 5458564

New Haven, West Virginia

New Haven is a town in Mason County, West Virginia with an estimated 1,414 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 75th largest of 100 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 1,414; #75 of 100 in West Virginia
Change since 2020: -3.6%; -53 people
Land area: 1.1 sq mi; + 0.20 sq mi water
Density: 1,285 / sq mi; State median 1,823

Orange pin: New Haven. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Charleston.

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New Haven population, 2020 to 2024

New Haven lost 53 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -3.6%. In the latest year it moved by -5.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 1,472. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

New Haven covers 1.10 square miles of land and 0.20 of water, for 1,285 people per square mile of land. The median West Virginia place of 5,000+ has 1,823, so New Haven is less dense than the typical town.

What county New Haven is in

All of New Haven's residents live in Mason County, which had 24,770 residents in 2024. New Haven holds 5.7% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in New Haven

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps New Haven by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the town's land: 25265. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a town that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where New Haven is

The Census internal point of New Haven is at 38.988200, -81.967300. Charleston, the capital, is 49.0 miles SSE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Pomeroy, OH (1,505 people), 4.7 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Columbus, OH, 87.6 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 38.988200, -81.967300
DMS: 38°59'17.52"N 81°58'2.28"W
UTM: 17N 416225.0E 4315912.1N
Geohash: dnvtyc94x
Plus code: 86CWX2QM+73

Daylight in New Haven

At 38.99° N, New Haven gets about 14 h 54 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 26 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 29 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near New Haven

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in West Virginia, measured between internal points. The closest is Ravenswood, 11.2 miles away, with 3,821 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of New Haven, WV?

1,414 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 53 (3.6%) from 1,467 in July 2020.

What county is New Haven in?

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

What ZIP codes cover New Haven?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 25265.

How far is New Haven from Charleston?

49.0 miles (78.8 km) in a straight line, heading SSE from New Haven.

What is the nearest larger city to New Haven?

Pomeroy, OH, with 1,505 residents, 4.7 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.

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.