Welcome to Winfield ...

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Winfield, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1849.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Winfield has a population of 2,415 people<2> (see below for details).

Winfield is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

The ZIP code for Winfield: 25213<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Winfield had an population of 2,415 people. This is an increase of 4.95% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 29.98% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Winfield had a population of 2,301 people. This makes Winfield the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Winfield represents 0.12% of the total population of West Virginia (which has 1,852,994 people), making it the state's 57th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,301 people, the population of Winfield increased 23.84% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,858 people).

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

Communities Also Named Winfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named Winfield: This one is located in Putnam County and the other is located in Marion County.

Beyond West Virginia, there are 27 communities that are also named Winfield - they are located in Alabama, Alberta, Arkansas, British Columbia, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland (2), Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York (2), Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas and Utah.

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

Communities near Winfield ...

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

• Charleston
  (19 miles [30.6 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
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Albans have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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
  (14 miles [22.5 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
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • 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>
• Nitro
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nitro have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
  • Nitro is located in Kanawha County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <6>
• Milton
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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>
• Buffalo
  (7 miles [11.3 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>
• Poca
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poca have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poca
  • Poca is located in Putnam County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poca <6>
• Jefferson
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 Winfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Winfield.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Winfield. Our list includes 8 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Winfield.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Winfield ...

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

Adding Winfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Winfield 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 Winfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Winfield post office opened in 1849.

We also found Winfield in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Winfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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