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| Back to West Virginia, United States. Do you have any pictures of this city? ![]() Planning a vacation? Current weather forecast for Princeton, WV Elevation: 2460 feet County: Mercer Land area: 3.0 square miles Zip code: 24740 Median resident age: 44.7 years New: Princeton, WV residents, houses, and apartments details Races in Princeton:
New: Political contributions by individuals in Princeton, WV Ancestries: United States (24.3%), English (11.3%), Irish (9.9%), German (5.6%), Italian (2.8%), Scotch-Irish (2.1%). |
![]() For population 25 years and over in Princeton
For population 15 years and over in Princeton city
1.2% Foreign born |
![]() Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Charleston, WV (77.3 miles, pop. 53,421). Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Greensboro, NC (125.0 miles, pop. 223,891). Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (447.5 miles, pop. 1,517,550). Nearest cities: Athens, WV (6.9 miles), Matoaka, WV (10.6 miles), Montcalm, WV (10.7 miles), Bluefield, WV (11.2 miles), Bluefield, VA (15.0 miles), Bramwell, WV (15.2 miles), Pocahontas, VA (17.3 miles), Rich Creek, VA (18.9 miles). Area code: 304 Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (27.3%), Retail trade (15.8%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (11.8%), Manufacturing (10.8%). |
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Average temp. (°F) | 30.6 | 33.6 | 41.7 | 51.0 | 59.5 | 66.7 | 70.4 | 69.2 | 63.0 | 52.6 | 43.0 | 34.7 |
| High temperature (°F) | 39.8 | 44.0 | 52.8 | 62.6 | 70.7 | 76.9 | 80.5 | 79.7 | 73.4 | 64.0 | 53.3 | 43.9 |
| Low temperature (°F) | 21.2 | 23.3 | 30.5 | 39.3 | 48.3 | 56.4 | 60.3 | 58.7 | 52.5 | 41.1 | 32.8 | 25.5 |
| Precipitation (in) | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
Based on data reported by main weather stations
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Days with precip. | 16 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 15 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 9.7 | 9.7 | 10.2 | 9.8 | 8.3 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 7.7 | 9.0 | 9.5 |
| Morning humidity (%) | 79 | 78 | 78 | 75 | 81 | 86 | 89 | 91 | 91 | 86 | 80 | 80 |
| Afternoon humidity (%) | 66 | 63 | 57 | 52 | 55 | 60 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 57 | 59 | 65 |
| Sunshine (%) | 47 | 51 | 55 | 59 | 59 | 61 | 58 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 52 | 48 |
| Days clear of clouds | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 5 |
| Partly cloudy days | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 |
| Cloudy days | 21 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 21 |
| Snowfall (in) | 16.6 | 15.3 | 8.7 | 2.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 3.6 | 10.6 |
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