Moving to Lost Creek, West Virginia
Population: 467. Estimated population in July 2024: 497 (+6.4% change)
Males: 223 (47.8%), Females: 244 (52.2%)
Harrison County
Zip code: 26385
Demographics
Median resident age: 39.2 years
Median household income: $26,563
Median house value: $55,800
Population by Race
Races in Lost Creek:
- White Non-Hispanic (98.3%)
- Two or more races (1.5%)
Ancestries: German (17.6%), United States (16.9%), English (16.1%), Irish (15.0%), Scotch-Irish (4.3%), Dutch (2.6%).
Elevation: 1020 feet
Land area: 1.0 square miles
Population by Education
For population 25 years and over in Lost Creek
- High school or higher: 69.4%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 16.4%
- Graduate or professional degree: 8.6%
- Unemployed: 10.2%
- Mean travel time to work: 24.4 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Lost Creek town
- Never married: 28.7%
- Now married: 54.0%
- Separated: 1.1%
- Widowed: 8.8%
- Divorced: 7.4%
1.7% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +64 (+15.9%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Lost Creek:
- UNITED HOSPITAL CENTER (about 9 miles; CLARKSBURG, WV)
- STONEWALL JACKSON MEM HOSP (about 13 miles; WESTON, WV)
- WILLIAM R SHARPE HOSPITAL AT WESTON (about 13 miles; WESTON, WV)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Lost Creek:
- HARRISON/MARION REGIONAL (about 13 miles; CLARKSBURG, WV; Abbreviation: CKB)
- MORGANTOWN MUNI-WALTER L. BILL HART FLD (about 46 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; Abbreviation: MGW)
- MID-OHIO VALLEY REGIONAL (about 77 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; Abbreviation: PKB)
Other public-use airports nearest to Lost Creek:
- LOUIS BENNETT FIELD (about 10 miles; WESTON, WV; Abbreviation: 49I)
- UPSHUR COUNTY RGNL (about 13 miles; BUCKHANNON, WV; Abbreviation: W22)
- WADE F MALEY FIELD (about 18 miles; SHINNSTON, WV; Abbreviation: 6W0)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Lost Creek:
- FAIRMONT STATE COLLEGE (about 26 miles; FAIRMONT, WV; Full-time enrollment: 5,317)
- WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (about 43 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; Full-time enrollment: 19,666)
- CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 70 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,183)
- WEST LIBERTY STATE COLLEGE (about 72 miles; WEST LIBERTY, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,453)
- WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY AT PARKERSBURG (about 83 miles; PARKERSBURG, WV; Full-time enrollment: 2,306)
- UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH-MAIN CAMPUS (about 91 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 22,930)
- DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY (about 91 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 8,199)
Schools
Public high school in Lost Creek:
- SOUTH HARRISON HIGH SCHOOL (Students: 410; Location: ROUTE 1; Grades: 09 – 12)
Public primary/middle schools in Lost Creek:
- SOUTH HARRISON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 309; Location: RR 1 BOX 58B; Grades: 06 – 08)
- LOST CREEK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 157; Location: COLLEGE STREET; Grades: PK – 05)
Libraries
Library in Lost Creek:
- SOUTHERN AREA PUBLIC LIBRARY (Operating income: $31,063; Location: MAIN STREET; 5,250 books; 146 audio materials; 20 video materials; 14 serial subscriptions)