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Welcome to Mitchell Heights ...

The town of Mitchell Heights is located in Logan County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for Mitchell Heights: Mitchell Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mitchell Heights has a population of 273 people<2> (see below for details).

Mitchell Heights is 990 feet [302 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Mitchell Heights: 304 & 681<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mitchell Heights had an population of 273 people. This is a decrease of 15.48% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 9.3% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mitchell Heights had a population of 323 people. This makes Mitchell Heights the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Mitchell Heights represents 0.02% of the population of West Virginia (which has 1,852,994 people), making it the state's 188th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 323 people, the population of Mitchell Heights increased 7.31% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 301 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Mitchell Heights.

Communities Also Named Mitchell Heights ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Mitchell Heights - it's located in Ontario.

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

Communities near Mitchell Heights ...

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

  • Madison
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Logan
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Chapmanville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Man
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Man is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Man
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Man <5>
  • Danville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Delbarton
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Fort Branch
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fort Branch is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Branch
  • Hedgeview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hedgeview is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hedgeview
  • Thompson Town
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Thompson Town is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thompson Town
  • Manila
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Manila is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manila

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mitchell Heights ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Logan, 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 Mitchell Heights.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mitchell Heights - 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 Mitchell Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Mitchell Heights area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.