West Virginia · Census place 5468596
Ripley, West Virginia
Ripley is a city in Jackson County, West Virginia with an estimated 3,067 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 38th largest of 100 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 3,067
- #38 of 100 in West Virginia
- Change since 2020
- -0.1%
- -4 people
- Land area
- 3.2 sq mi
- + 0.11 sq mi water
- Density
- 952 / sq mi
- State median 1,823
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Ripley population, 2020 to 2024
Ripley lost 4 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.1%. In the latest year it moved by +4.
Ripley covers 3.22 square miles of land and 0.11 of water, for 952 people per square mile of land. The median West Virginia place of 5,000+ has 1,823, so Ripley is less dense than the typical town.
What county Ripley is in
All of Ripley's residents live in Jackson County, which had 27,718 residents in 2024. Ripley holds 11.1% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Ripley
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Ripley by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 25271. 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 Ripley is
The Census internal point of Ripley is at 38.821600, -81.709300. Charleston, the capital, is 34.0 miles S in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Ravenswood, WV (3,821 people), 9.8 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Columbus, OH, 105.3 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 38.821600, -81.709300
- DMS
- 38°49'17.76"N 81°42'33.48"W
- UTM
- 17N 438426.2E 4297218.6N
- Geohash
- dnvuuem05
- Plus code
- 86CWR7CR+J7
Daylight in Ripley
At 38.82° N, Ripley gets about 14 h 53 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 27 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 27 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Ripley
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in West Virginia, measured between internal points. The closest is Ravenswood, 9.7 miles away, with 3,821 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Ripley, WV?
3,067 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 4 (0.1%) from 3,071 in July 2020.
What county is Ripley in?
Jackson County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Ripley?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 25271.
How far is Ripley from Charleston?
34.0 miles (54.7 km) in a straight line, heading S from Ripley.
What is the nearest larger city to Ripley?
Ravenswood, WV, with 3,821 residents, 9.8 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.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.