Mullens, WV Road Trips
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Longest Drive
266 mi
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Quickest Drive
5h 19m
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Mullens, WV by the Numbers
Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.
Population
2,267
Median Income
$65,625
Median Home Value
$77,900
Median Age
39.5
Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.
Mullens, WV at a Glance
Founded
1912
Elevation
1,417 ft
Area
2 mi²
City data from Wikidata (Q2186059), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.
Traveler Guide to Mullens, WV
Mullens is a city in New River and Greenbrier Valleys, West Virginia. In 2020, it had a population of 1,475.
Located half an hour from Beckley, Mullens sits along the Guyandotte River, and was historically a railroad, lumber and coal mining town. The historic downtown still contains many impressive buildings from the town's heyday. Mullens suffered a devastating flood in 2001, the damage can still be seen in the loss of business and residents that have never returned. Mullens is one of two sizable towns with groceries, restaurants and lodging near Twin Falls Resort State Park, the other being Pineville.
The Mullens Commercial Historic District is a National Historic District covering much of the downtown. Mullens was not built as a 'company town', and thus the architecture comprises several distinct styles from the decades of Mullens' heyday. The Coal Miners Memorial is located on WV-19/Guyandotte Av. just west of the downtown area. Itmann Company Store, Itmann, WV. The impressive stone structure of the historic company store building of the company town of Itmann, just west of the town of Mullens. Operated commercially until 1986, as of 2024, it sits open to the public in a state of preserved ruin. (updated Jun 2023)
Twin Falls Resort State Park. A lodge and cabins, golf course, hiking trails to waterfalls. (updated Jun 2023)
Travel tips adapted from Mullens on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.
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