Welcome to Rainelle ...

The town of Rainelle is located in Greenbrier County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rainelle, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1910.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Rainelle has a population of 1,529 people<2> (see below for details).

Rainelle is 2,400 feet [732 m] above sea level.<3> In other words, the altitude of Rainelle is about ½ mile above sea level.

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

Telephone area codes for Rainelle: (304) & (681)<4>

The ZIP code for Rainelle: 25962<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rainelle had an population of 1,529 people. This is an increase of 1.59% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.04% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Rainelle had a population of 1,505 people. This makes Rainelle the county's 4th most populous community.

The population of Rainelle represents 0.08% of the population of West Virginia (which has 1,852,994 people), making it the state's 81st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,505 people, the population of Rainelle decreased 2.59% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,545 people).

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

Communities near Rainelle ...

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

• Fayetteville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fayetteville
  • Fayetteville is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,684 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fayetteville <6>
• Alderson
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alderson
  • Alderson is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alderson <6>
• Rupert
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rupert
  • Rupert is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 880 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rupert <6>
• Meadow Bridge
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
  • Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
• Quinwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quinwood
  • Quinwood is located in Greenbrier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
• Thurmond
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thurmond
  • Thurmond is located in Fayette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Thurmond <6>
• Bellwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellwood
  • Bellwood is located in Fayette County
• Orient Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Hill
  • Orient Hill is located in Greenbrier County
• Crawley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crawley
  • Crawley is located in Greenbrier County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crawley <6>
• Crichton
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crichton
  • Crichton is located in Greenbrier 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 Rainelle. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rainelle.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rainelle ...

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

Adding Rainelle to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Rainelle post office opened in 1910.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rainelle.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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