Oakland, West Virginia

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Charleston. It is located about 21 miles [33 km] to the northwest of Oakland and has a population of 53,421 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Beckley. It is located about 28 miles [45 km] to the south of Oakland and has a population of 17,254 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Dunbar	NW	26 mi [41.84 km]	7,664	6.01% decrease
	Fayetteville	SE	13 mi [20.92 km]	2,663	3.3% decrease
	Hinton	SE	41 mi [66 km]	2,532	12.08% decrease
	Hurricane	NW	42 mi [67.6 km]	6,335	21.31% increase
	Madison	W	28 mi [45.06 km]	2,576	3.77% decrease
	Milton	W	48 mi [77.2 km]	2,399	8.75% increase
	Montgomery	W	Less than 2 mi	1,921	1.08% decrease
	Nitro	NW	33 mi [53.1 km]	6,784	0.59% decrease
	Oak Hill	SE	15 mi [24.14 km]	7,211	4.98% decrease
	Richwood	E	41 mi [66 km]	2,309	6.78% decrease
	Ripley	NW	49 mi [78.9 km]	3,241	0.67% decrease
	Saint Albans	NW	31 mi [49.89 km]	10,996	4.94% decrease
	South Charleston	NW	25 mi [40.23 km]	12,427	7.19% decrease
	Spencer	N	43 mi [69.2 km]	2,156	8.33% decrease
	Summersville	E	26 mi [41.84 km]	3,303	0.27% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Ansted	E	11 mi [17.7 km]	1,577	---
	Belle	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	1,158	8.02% decrease
	Cedar Grove	NW	7 mi [11.27 km]	802	6.96% decrease
	Chesapeake	W	13 mi [20.92 km]	1,542	6.15% decrease
	Coal Fork	NW	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	Dupont City	NW	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	East Bank	W	8 mi [12.87 km]	888	4.82% decrease
	Gauley Bridge	E	5 mi [8.05 km]	690	6.5% decrease
	Glasgow	W	6 mi [9.66 km]	732	6.51% decrease
	Handley	W	3 mi [4.83 km]	340	6.08% decrease
	Kanawha City	NW	18 mi [28.97 km]	---
	Marmet	W	15 mi [24.14 km]	1,605	5.2% decrease
	Powellton	S	5 mi [8.05 km]	---
	Pratt	NW	5 mi [8.05 km]	530	3.81% decrease
	Smithers	N	Less than 2 mi	844	6.64% decrease

Fayette County

Oakland is located in Fayette County.

Below are counties that are near Oakland (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Oakland:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Oakland
	Boone County	W	Mount Hope	12 miles [19 km]
	Braxton County	NE	Strange Creek	34 miles [54 km]
	Calhoun County	N	Mudfork	34 miles [54 km]
	Clay County	NE	Bentree	9 miles [14 km]
	Greenbrier County	E	Nutterville	27 miles [43 km]
	Jackson County	NW	Loop	32 miles [51 km]
	Kanawha County	W	West Montgomery	1 miles [1 km]
	Lincoln County	W	Alum Creek	28 miles [45 km]
	Logan County	SW	Coal Valley	32 miles [51 km]
	Nicholas County	NE	Beech Glen	8 miles [12 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for West Virginia<3>

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