West Virginia · Census place 5486812

White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia

White Sulphur Springs is a city in Greenbrier County, West Virginia with an estimated 2,154 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 56th largest of 100 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
2,154
#56 of 100 in West Virginia
Change since 2020
-2.9%
-64 people
Land area
1.9 sq mi
+ 0.02 sq mi water
Density
1,152 / sq mi
State median 1,823
Orange pin: White Sulphur Springs. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Charleston.

White Sulphur Springs population, 2020 to 2024

White Sulphur Springs lost 64 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -2.9%. In the latest year it moved by -30.

2,21820202,19820212,16520222,18420232,1542024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 2,224. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

White Sulphur Springs covers 1.87 square miles of land and 0.02 of water, for 1,152 people per square mile of land. The median West Virginia place of 5,000+ has 1,823, so White Sulphur Springs is less dense than the typical town.

What county White Sulphur Springs is in

All of White Sulphur Springs's residents live in Greenbrier County, which had 31,851 residents in 2024. White Sulphur Springs holds 6.8% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in White Sulphur Springs

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps White Sulphur Springs by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 24986. 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 White Sulphur Springs is

The Census internal point of White Sulphur Springs is at 37.799300, -80.300900. Charleston, the capital, is 80.4 miles WNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Lewisburg, WV (3,765 people), 7.2 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Winston-Salem, NC, 117.3 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
37.799300, -80.300900
DMS
37°47'57.48"N 80°18'3.24"W
UTM
17N 561546.4E 4183777.5N
Geohash
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Plus code
869XQMXX+PJ

Daylight in White Sulphur Springs

At 37.80° N, White Sulphur Springs gets about 14 h 47 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 33 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 14 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near White Sulphur Springs

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in West Virginia, measured between internal points. The closest is Lewisburg, 7.2 miles away, with 3,765 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of White Sulphur Springs, WV?

2,154 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 64 (2.9%) from 2,218 in July 2020.

What county is White Sulphur Springs in?

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

What ZIP codes cover White Sulphur Springs?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 24986.

How far is White Sulphur Springs from Charleston?

80.4 miles (129.4 km) in a straight line, heading WNW from White Sulphur Springs.

What is the nearest larger city to White Sulphur Springs?

Lewisburg, WV, with 3,765 residents, 7.2 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)

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