Fayetteville, West Virginia

About Fayetteville

Set in the southern part of West Virginia, Fayetteville is a small town, home to 2,753 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Fayetteville holds the status of an incorporated town — local government on a neighborly scale. The community covers 5.77 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 477 residents per square mile.

📰 Fayetteville News Today

• West Virginia American Water Announces $166,000 Infrastructure Project in Fayetteville Yahoo Finance · Aug 18
• West Virginia American Water investing $166,000 in Fayette Co. infrastructure project WVNS · Aug 18
• Fayetteville water main project brings $166K in upgrades to Lakota Road WVVA · Aug 18
• West Virginia American Water announces Fayetteville project - The Register-Herald The Register-Herald · Aug 18
• Lakota Road Project Is Set to Replace 860 Feet of Aging Pipe Stock Titan · Aug 18

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Fayetteville Unique

• One of 11 places in the US named Fayetteville — but the West Virginia one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in southern West Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of West Virginia — one of 439 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Fayetteville

• Pies & Pints - Craft Pizza & Beer — pizza
• Bob Evans — american
• Cathedral Cafe — coffee shop (café)
• Cherry River Roasting Company — coffee shop (café)
• Namaste Blends & Bites — nepalese
• Range Finder Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• Southside Junction Taphouse
• Wanderlust CreativeFoods
• Wood Iron Eatery (café)

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Love Hope Arts · Art gallery
• New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center · Attraction

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Fayetteville

• New River Gorge Canyon Rim Visitors Center · Attraction reviews ★
• Fayette County Park reviews ★
• Fayetteville Town Park reviews ★
• Janutola Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Fayetteville

• Fayetteville Pk-8

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Fayetteville

🏘️ Nearby Communities