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Welcome to Worth ...

Worth is located in McDowell County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Worth, you might consider that their post office opened in 1895.

Worth is 1,890 feet [576 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Worth: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Worth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Worth - they are located in British Columbia, California, Georgia (2), Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and Pennsylvania.

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

Communities near Worth ...

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

  • Bluefield
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Princeton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Bluefield
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Welch
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Welch is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welch <4>
  • Mullens
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Gary
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Gary is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
  • War
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • War is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for War
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 659 people
  • Pineville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pocahontas
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 people
  • Bramwell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Worth ...

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

Adding Worth to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Worth 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 Worth was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Worth post office opened in 1895. The Worth post office closed in 1997.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Worth.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including McDowell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Worth - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 Worth area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Worth area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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/