Welcome to Addison ...

The town of Addison is located in Webster County<1>.

The location of Addison has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Addison, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1886.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Addison has a population of 673 people<3> (see below for details).

Addison is 1,600 feet [488 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Addison lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Addison: (304) and (681)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Addison had an population of 673 people. This is a decrease of 13.27% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 16.71% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Addison had a population of 776 people (which is 8.48% of the total population of Webster County). This makes Addison the county's most populous community.

The population of Addison represents 0.04% of the total population of West Virginia (which has 1,852,994 people), making it the state's 131st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 776 people, the population of Addison decreased 3.96% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 808 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Addison.

Communities Also Named Addison ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 18 communities that are also named Addison - they are located in Alabama, Connecticut, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Addison.

Communities near Addison ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Addison.

• Richwood
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Richwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
  • Richwood is located in Nicholas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,842 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Richwood <6>
• Cowen
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cowen
  • Cowen is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 463 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cowen <6>
• Camden-on-Gauley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camden-on-Gauley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camden-on-Gauley
  • Camden-on-Gauley is located in Webster County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 143 people
• Halo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halo
  • Halo is located in Webster County
• Upperglade
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upperglade
  • Upperglade is located in Webster County
• Big Run
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
  • Big Run is located in Webster County
• Erbacon
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erbacon
  • Erbacon is located in Webster County
• Welch Glade
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch Glade
  • Welch Glade is located in Webster County
• Hacker Valley
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacker Valley
  • Hacker Valley is located in Webster County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hacker Valley <6>
• Tioga
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tioga
  • Tioga is located in Nicholas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tioga <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Addison. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Addison.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Addison. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Addison.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Addison. See our Newspapers Page for Addison.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Addison ...

Looking for more information about Addison? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Addison, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Addison.

Adding Addison to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Addison in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Addison was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Addison post office opened in 1886.

We also found Addison in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Addison.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Addison. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/