Population: 336. Estimated population in July 2020: 346 (+3.0% change)
Males: 167 (49.7%), Females: 169 (50.3%)
Preston County
Zip code: 26444
Median resident age: 35.2 years
Median household income: $18,125
Median house value: $30,800
Races in Tunnelton:
- White Non-Hispanic (99.4%)
- Hispanic (0.6%)
Ancestries: United States (24.1%), German (15.8%), Irish (12.5%), Polish (1.8%), Welsh (1.8%).
Elevation: 1816 feet
Land area: 0.4 square miles
Population
For population 25 years and over in Tunnelton
- High school or higher: 66.7%
- Bachelor’s degree or higher: 2.0%
- Graduate or professional degree: 2.0%
- Unemployed: 8.1%
- Mean travel time to work: 36.5 minutes
For population 15 years and over in Tunnelton town
- Never married: 23.7%
- Now married: 44.7%
- Separated: 3.9%
- Widowed: 12.1%
- Divorced: 15.6%
0.0% Foreign born
Population change in the 1990s: +5 (+1.5%).
Hospitals
Hospitals/medical centers near Tunnelton:
- PRESTON MEMORIAL HOSPITAL (about 7 miles; KINGWOOD, WV)
- GRAFTON CITY HOSPITAL (about 20 miles; GRAFTON, WV)
- MONONGALIA COUNTY GENERAL HOSPITAL (about 23 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV)
Airports
Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Tunnelton:
- MORGANTOWN MUNI-WALTER L. BILL HART FLD (about 20 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; Abbreviation: MGW)
- HARRISON/MARION REGIONAL (about 34 miles; CLARKSBURG, WV; Abbreviation: CKB)
- ARNOLD PALMER REGIONAL (about 65 miles; LATROBE, PA; Abbreviation: LBE)
Other public-use airports nearest to Tunnelton:
- TITUS FIELD (about 10 miles; ARTHURDALE, WV; Abbreviation: 70D)
- ROY AIRFIELD (about 17 miles; GRAFTON, WV; Abbreviation: 71D)
- PHILIPPI/BARBOUR COUNTY REGIONAL (about 27 miles; PHILIPPI, WV; Abbreviation: 79D)
Colleges and Universities
Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Tunnelton:
- WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY (about 23 miles; MORGANTOWN, WV; Full-time enrollment: 19,666)
- FAIRMONT STATE COLLEGE (about 28 miles; FAIRMONT, WV; Full-time enrollment: 5,317)
- CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA (about 48 miles; CALIFORNIA, PA; Full-time enrollment: 5,183)
- FROSTBURG STATE UNIVERSITY (about 59 miles; FROSTBURG, MD; Full-time enrollment: 4,672)
- WESTMORELAND COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 60 miles; YOUNGWOOD, PA; Full-time enrollment: 3,223)
- CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY (about 74 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 7,903)
- ART INSTITUTE PITTSBURGH (about 74 miles; PITTSBURGH, PA; Full-time enrollment: 2,246)
Public primary/middle schools in Tunnelton:
- TUNNELTON-DENVER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 212; Location: RR 2 BOX 118B; Grades: PK – 05)
- SOUTH PRESTON MIDDLE SCHOOL (Students: 179; Location: ROUTE 26; Grades: 06 – 08)
- FELLOWSVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (Students: 149; Location: RR 1 BOX 265; Grades: PK – 05)