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Bancroft, WV

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Population
363
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
589 ft
Median Home Value
$116,400
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$842/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$94,375
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024

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OverallBest places in West VirginiaPopulation rankingHighest population places in West VirginiaNearest larger communitySouth Charleston, West Virginia14 miles away · 13,072 residents.

About Bancroft

Bancroft is a town in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States, along the Kanawha River. The 2020 census counted 389 residents. Bancroft is part of the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area. The town was named for George Bancroft, a coal mine operator. A newcomer can read Bancroft through the overlap of its older landmarks, surrounding geography, and current places. For a newcomer, Bancroft comes into focus through those concrete links among its past, landscape, and current routines.

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Lower Projected Late-Century County-Area Exposure to Sea-Level RiseA+100.0ratingLow PopulationA+100.0ratingLow WindA96.4rating

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