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Welcome to Sistersville ...

The city of Sistersville is located in Tyler County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Sistersville, you might consider that their post office opened in 1819.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Sistersville has a population of 1,285 people<2> (see below for details).

Sistersville is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Sistersville: 304 & 681<4>

The ZIP code for Sistersville: 26175<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Sistersville had an population of 1,285 people. This is a decrease of 7.95% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 19.08% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Sistersville had a population of 1,396 people (which is 15.14% of the total population of Tyler County). This makes Sistersville the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Sistersville represents 0.08% of the total population of West Virginia (which has 1,852,994 people), making it the state's 91st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,396 people, the population of Sistersville decreased 12.09% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,588 people).

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

Communities Also Named Sistersville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Sistersville - it's located in Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Sistersville ...

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

  • New Martinsville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Paden City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Woodsfield
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Saint Marys
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pennsboro
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Matamoras
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Matamoras is located in Washington County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Matamoras
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 860 people
  • Belmont
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
    • Belmont is located in Pleasants County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belmont
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 853 people
  • Middlebourne
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Grove
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Clarington
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Clarington is located in Monroe County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 362 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 Sistersville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Sistersville.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Sistersville. Our list includes 17 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Sistersville.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Sistersville ...

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

Adding Sistersville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Sistersville post office opened in 1819.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Sistersville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Tyler, 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 Sistersville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Sistersville - 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 Sistersville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Sistersville 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 city (such as Sistersville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Sistersville 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/