West Virginia · Census place 5471356
St. Marys, West Virginia
St. Marys is a city in Pleasants County, West Virginia with an estimated 1,749 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 63rd largest of 100 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 1,749
- #63 of 100 in West Virginia
- Change since 2020
- -4.7%
- -86 people
- Land area
- 1.0 sq mi
- Density
- 1,715 / sq mi
- State median 1,823
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St. Marys population, 2020 to 2024
St. Marys lost 86 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -4.7%. In the latest year it moved by -15.
St. Marys covers 1.02 square miles of land, for 1,715 people per square mile of land. The median West Virginia place of 5,000+ has 1,823, so St. Marys is close to the typical town.
What county St. Marys is in
All of St. Marys's residents live in Pleasants County, which had 7,358 residents in 2024. St. Marys holds 23.8% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in St. Marys
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps St. Marys by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 26170. 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 St. Marys is
The Census internal point of St. Marys is at 39.394400, -81.203700. Charleston, the capital, is 76.4 miles SSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Marietta, OH (13,039 people), 13.1 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Pittsburgh, PA, 97.2 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 39.394400, -81.203700
- DMS
- 39°23'39.84"N 81°12'13.32"W
- UTM
- 17N 482459.6E 4360564.8N
- Geohash
- dpn205t30
- Plus code
- 86FW9QVW+QG
Daylight in St. Marys
At 39.39° N, St. Marys gets about 14 h 57 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 23 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 34 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near St. Marys
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in West Virginia, measured between internal points. The closest is Williamstown, 13.4 miles away, with 2,951 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of St. Marys, WV?
1,749 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 86 (4.7%) from 1,835 in July 2020.
What county is St. Marys in?
Pleasants County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover St. Marys?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 26170.
How far is St. Marys from Charleston?
76.4 miles (122.9 km) in a straight line, heading SSW from St. Marys.
What is the nearest larger city to St. Marys?
Marietta, OH, with 13,039 residents, 13.1 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.