Welcome to Poca ...

The town of Poca is located in Putnam County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Poca, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Poca has a population of 966 people<3> (see below for details).

Poca is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Poca: (304) and (681)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Poca had an population of 966 people. This is a decrease of 0.82% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.64% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Poca had a population of 974 people. This makes Poca the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Poca represents 0.05% of the population of West Virginia (which has 1,852,994 people), making it the state's 111st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 974 people, the population of Poca decreased 3.85% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,013 people).

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

Communities near Poca ...

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

• Charleston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charleston
  • Charleston is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 45,879 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charleston <6>
• South Charleston
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Charleston
  • South Charleston is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,036 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Charleston <6>
• Saint Albans
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Albans
  • Saint Albans is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,763 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Albans <6>
• Dunbar
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
  • Dunbar is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,951 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunbar <6>
• Hurricane
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
  • Hurricane is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,389 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hurricane <6>
• Milton
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
  • Milton is located in Cabell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,523 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <6>
• Winfield
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winfield
  • Winfield is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,410 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winfield <6>
• Eleanor
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
  • Eleanor is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eleanor <6>
• Buffalo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Buffalo is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,263 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <6>
• Jefferson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jefferson
  • Jefferson is located in Kanawha 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 Poca. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Poca.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Poca ...

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

Adding Poca to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Poca 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 Poca was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Poca.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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