Cairo ( KAIR-oh) is a town in Ritchie County, West Virginia, United States, along West Virginia Route 31, the North Fork of the Hughes River, and the North Bend Rail Trail. The population was 174 at the 2020 census.

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Town numbers

ZIP code26337

Area code304

Living in Cairo

Housing in Cairo

$108K▼ 7.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Cairo home is worth about $108,000, down 7.8% in a year, 40% below the West Virginia typical home.

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Work & commute in Cairo

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Most working residents leave Cairo for work: only 3% work in town. The top destinations are Parkersburg (12%), Ellenboro (9%) and Harrisville (9%). Half commute less than 18 miles.

Parkersburg

12%

Ellenboro

Harrisville

St. Marys

3%Work in townlive and work in Cairo 18 miWhere do people commute?the commute map 98Jobs based herebalanced

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Health in Cairo

Compared with West Virginia

12worse than WV

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 20 are too close to call.

Conditions 3▼ 9 close Habits 2▼ 2 close Care 2▼ 5 close Mind 1▼ 4 close Everyday needs 4▼ 0 close

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

22%More adults facing food insecurityWV 16.2% · worse 11.7%More adults without reliable transportationWV 8.9% · worse 25.5%More older adults who have lost all their teethWV 19.5% · worse

Care nearby

Minnie Hamilton Health SystemGrantsville · 19.8 mi · ER · rural critical access

Ritchie County Primary Care AssociationHarrisville · 5.8 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Cairo · CMS · HRSAHealth in Cairo →

Natural hazards in Cairo

Very high

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 95% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding

15Does Cairo flood?paid flood claims since 1978 5Disasters that paid out herefederal disasters sent FEMA money to Cairo

FEMA National Risk Index December 2025 · OpenFEMANatural hazards in Cairo →

Climate in Cairo

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Cairo has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 23°, and about 24 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

44° / 25°Winter

66° / 40°Spring

85° / 61°Summer

67° / 43°Fall