Welcome to Durbin ...

The town of Durbin is located in Pocahontas County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Durbin, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1898.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Durbin has a population of 295 people<3> (see below for details).

Durbin is 2,710 feet [826 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the elevation of Durbin is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Durbin: (304) & (681)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Durbin had an population of 295 people. This is an increase of 0.68% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 12.6% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Durbin had a population of 293 people. This makes Durbin the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Durbin represents 0.02% of the total population of West Virginia (which has 1,852,994 people), making it the state's 195th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 293 people, the population of Durbin increased 11.83% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 262 people).

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

Communities Also Named Durbin ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 10 communities that are also named Durbin - they are located in Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Missouri, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oregon, Pennsylvania and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Durbin ...

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

• Mill Creek
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mill Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Creek
  • Mill Creek is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 681 people
• Huttonsville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huttonsville
  • Huttonsville is located in Randolph County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Huttonsville <6>
• Monterey
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monterey have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
  • Monterey is located in Highland County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 136 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monterey <6>
• Thornwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornwood
  • Thornwood is located in Pocahontas County
• Arbovale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arbovale
  • Arbovale is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arbovale <6>
• Green Bank
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
  • Green Bank is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Bank <6>
• Cass
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cass
  • Cass is located in Pocahontas County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cass <6>
• Elkwater
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwater
  • Elkwater is located in Randolph County
• Wildell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildell
  • Wildell is located in Pocahontas County
• Mingo
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
  • Mingo is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingo <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 Durbin. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Durbin.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Durbin ...

Looking for more information about Durbin? 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 Durbin, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Durbin.

Adding Durbin to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Durbin 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 Durbin was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Durbin post office opened in 1898.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Durbin.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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