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Welcome to Mill Creek ...

The town of Mill Creek is located in Randolph County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mill Creek, you might consider that their post office opened in 1899.

A typical abbreviation for Mill Creek: Mill Crk. (or less commonly used: Mill Ck. or Mill Cr.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mill Creek has a population of 691 people<2> (see below for details).

Mill Creek is 2,060 feet [628 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Mill Creek: 304 & 681<4>

The ZIP code for Mill Creek: 26280<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mill Creek had an population of 691 people. This is a decrease of 4.56% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 4.38% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mill Creek had a population of 724 people. This makes Mill Creek the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Mill Creek represents 0.04% of the population of West Virginia (which has 1,852,994 people), making it the state's 135th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 724 people, the population of Mill Creek increased 9.37% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 662 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Mill Creek.

Communities Also Named Mill Creek ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 71 communities that are also named Mill Creek - they are located in Arkansas (3), California, Delaware, Georgia (4), Illinois (4), Indiana (2), Kansas (2), Kentucky (3), Louisiana (2), Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi (3), Montana, North Carolina (4), Nova Scotia (4), Ohio (5), Oklahoma, Pennsylvania (7), South Carolina, Tennessee (8), Texas (3), Virginia (6), Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Mill Creek ...

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

  • Elkins
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Beverly
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Junior
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
    • Junior is located in Barbour County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junior
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 483 people
  • Durbin
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Womelsdorf
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Womelsdorf is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Womelsdorf
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 235 people
  • Elkwater
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Elkwater is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkwater
  • Cassity
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Cassity is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cassity
  • Wildell
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Wildell is located in Pocahontas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildell
  • Helvetia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Queens
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Queens is located in Upshur County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queens

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mill Creek ...

Looking for more information about Mill Creek? 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 Mill Creek, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Mill Creek.

Adding Mill Creek to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mill Creek 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 (so far) for Mill Creek was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Mill Creek post office opened in 1899.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mill Creek.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Randolph, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Mill Creek.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mill Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Mill Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Mill Creek area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a town (such as Mill Creek). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Mill Creek or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/