Moving to Keystone, West Virginia

Population: 453. Estimated population in July 2024: 395 (-12.8% change)
Males: 187 (41.3%), Females: 266 (58.7%)

Zip code: 24852

Demographics

Median resident age: 39.9 years
Median household income: $10,417
Median house value: $24,000

Population by Race

Races in Keystone:

  • Black (72.8%)
  • White Non-Hispanic (24.5%)
  • Two or more races (2.0%)
  • American Indian (0.9%)

Ancestries: Irish (6.6%), United States (4.0%), Italian (3.5%), English (2.6%), German (1.8%), Ukrainian (1.5%).

Land area: 0.3 square miles

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Keystone

  • High school or higher: 62.0%
  • Bachelor’s degree or higher: 4.6%
  • Graduate or professional degree: 0.4%
  • Unemployed: 31.0%
  • Mean travel time to work: 27.1 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Keystone city

  • Never married: 36.2%
  • Now married: 34.0%
  • Separated: 4.0%
  • Widowed: 16.1%
  • Divorced: 9.7%

0.0% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: -170 (-27.3%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Keystone:

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Keystone:

  • RALEIGH COUNTY MEMORIAL (about 35 miles; BECKLEY, WV; Abbreviation: BKW)
  • YEAGER (about 67 miles; CHARLESTON, WV; Abbreviation: CRW)
  • GREENBRIER VALLEY (about 80 miles; LEWISBURG, WV; Abbreviation: LWB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Keystone:

  • WELCH MUNI (about 5 miles; WELCH, WV; Abbreviation: I25)
  • KEE FIELD (about 15 miles; PINEVILLE, WV; Abbreviation: I16)
  • MERCER COUNTY (about 20 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; Abbreviation: BLF)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Keystone:

  • BLUEFIELD STATE COLLEGE (about 19 miles; BLUEFIELD, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,096)
  • CONCORD COLLEGE (about 31 miles; ATHENS, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,723)
  • SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 34 miles; RICHLANDS, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,412)
  • NEW RIVER COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 58 miles; DUBLIN, VA; Full-time enrollment: 2,262)
  • WEST VIRGINIA STATE COLLEGE (about 61 miles; INSTITUTE, WV; Full-time enrollment: 3,688)
  • RADFORD UNIVERSITY (about 65 miles; RADFORD, VA; Full-time enrollment: 8,034)
  • VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIV (about 78 miles; BLACKSBURG, VA; Full-time enrollment: 25,754)