Welcome to Clay ...

The town of Clay is located in Clay County<1> and is the County Seat for Clay County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Clay, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Clay has a population of 440 people<2> (see below for details).

Clay is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Telephone area codes for Clay: (304) and (681)<4>

The ZIP code for Clay: 25043<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Clay had an population of 440 people. This is a decrease of 10.39% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 25.8% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Clay had a population of 491 people (which is 5.23% of the total population of Clay County). This makes Clay the county's most populous community.

The population of Clay represents 0.03% of the population of West Virginia (which has 1,852,994 people), making it the state's 169th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 491 people, the population of Clay decreased 17.2% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 593 people).

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

Communities Also Named Clay ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 22 communities that are also named Clay - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Michigan (2), Mississippi, Missouri (2), New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia (2) and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Clay ...

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

• Summersville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summersville
  • Summersville is located in Nicholas County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,225 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Summersville <6>
• Clendenin
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clendenin
  • Clendenin is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clendenin <6>
• Valley Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Fork
  • Valley Fork is located in Clay County
• Harrison
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrison
  • Harrison is located in Clay County
• Procious
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Procious
  • Procious is located in Clay County
• Pigeon
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon
  • Pigeon is located in Roane County
• Ira
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ira have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ira
  • Ira is located in Clay County
• Mudfork
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudfork
  • Mudfork is located in Calhoun County
• Strange Creek
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strange Creek
  • Strange Creek is located in Braxton County
• Wattsville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wattsville have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
  • Wattsville is located in Clay County

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 Clay. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Clay.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Clay. 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 Clay.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Clay ...

Looking for more information about Clay? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Clay, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Clay.

Adding Clay to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Clay 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 Clay was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Clay on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Clay.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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