Matoaka, West Virginia

About Matoaka

Matoaka, WV is a small unincorporated community located in southern West Virginia.

Matoaka holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.26 square miles.

📰 Matoaka News Today

• Mother arrested after driving through crash scene that injured son on Matoaka Road WVVA · Feb 17
• 2 vehicle crash on Matoaka road closes road, leaves injuries - WOAY-TV WOAY-TV · Feb 16
• Bench warrant list released by the Bluefield West Virginia Police Department WVNS · May 19
• Karen Preservati Obituary (1944 - 2026) - Princeton, WV - WVVA Legacy obituary · Jun 10
• Matoaka, WV Weather Radar AccuWeather · Sep 2

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Matoaka Unique

• The only place in America named Matoaka — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.26 sq mi.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southern West Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 5 miles.

🏫 Schools in Matoaka

• Lashmeet/Matoaka Elementary School

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

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