Welcome to Matoaka ...

The town of Matoaka is located in Mercer County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Matoaka, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1904.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Matoaka has a population of 196 people<3> (see below for details).

Matoaka is 2,500 feet [762 m] above sea level.<4> In other words, the altitude of Matoaka is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Area codes for Matoaka: (304) and (681)<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Matoaka had an population of 196 people. This is a decrease of 13.66% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 38.17% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Matoaka had a population of 227 people. This makes Matoaka the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Matoaka represents 0.01% of the population of West Virginia (which has 1,852,994 people), making it the state's 209th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 227 people, the population of Matoaka decreased 28.39% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 317 people).

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

Communities Also Named Matoaka ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Matoaka - they are located in Florida and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Matoaka ...

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

• Bluefield
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluefield
  • Bluefield is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 9,505 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluefield <6>
• Princeton
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeton
  • Princeton is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,599 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Princeton <6>
• Bluefield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluefield
  • Bluefield is located in Tazewell County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,814 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bluefield <6>
• Welch
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
  • Welch is located in McDowell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welch <6>
• Mullens
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mullens
  • Mullens is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,288 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mullens <6>
• Sophia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sophia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sophia
  • Sophia is located in Raleigh County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sophia <6>
• Athens
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Athens
  • Athens is located in Mercer County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 890 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Athens <6>
• Gary
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gary have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
  • Gary is located in McDowell County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
• Pineville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineville
  • Pineville is located in Wyoming County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pineville <6>
• Pocahontas
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
  • Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County (VA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people

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 Matoaka. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Matoaka.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Matoaka ...

Looking for more information about Matoaka? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Matoaka, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Matoaka.

Adding Matoaka to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Matoaka post office opened in 1904.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Matoaka.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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