Tick risk in Pendleton County, West Virginia
Pendleton County covers 1 towns and carries the 15th-highest tick-borne-disease baseline of West Virginia's 55 counties, with a Lyme rate of 299 cases per 100,000 people a year (18th of 1378 counties in the South). Pick your town below for today's score, a 7-day outlook, and what's driving it.
Tick species in Pendleton County
CDC county surveillance (established or reported)
- Deer tickNot established
- American dog tickReported
- Lone star tickReported
- Gulf Coast tickReported
Not established in this county for the deer tick, the main Lyme carrier. “Not established” means no CDC surveillance record for Pendleton County, not that a town is tick free. Source: CDC tick surveillance (ArboNET Tick Module), 2025.
Diseases found in local ticks
No CDC tick-testing records for Pendleton County. That is a surveillance gap, not a sign these diseases are absent. Lyme and other tickborne illnesses occur across the region.
Tick control in Pendleton County, WV
Professional tick control across Pendleton County usually means a barrier treatment along the lawn edge, leaf litter, stone walls, and shady borders where ticks wait for a host, applied two to four times a season by a licensed pest control company. It is the single most effective way to cut tick numbers in the part of the yard your family actually uses, and it matters most in Pendleton County's more wooded towns.
How much does tick control cost in Pendleton County?
Most Pendleton County homeowners pay about $100 to $200 per visit for professional tick spraying, or roughly $350 to $600 for a full season of barrier treatments, depending on lot size and how wooded the property is. Quotes are free, so it costs nothing to get a real number for your yard.
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Common questions about ticks in Pendleton County
Which towns in Pendleton County have the highest tick risk?
Every town in Pendleton County has its own daily tick-risk score built from local weather, habitat, and season. Pick your town below for today's reading and a 7-day outlook.
What ticks live in Pendleton County?
CDC county surveillance does not yet list an established tick species for Pendleton County, but that reflects a surveillance gap, not absence. The blacklegged (deer) tick, the main Lyme carrier, is found across the south. Take the usual precautions after time outdoors.
Is Lyme disease common in Pendleton County?
Pendleton County reports about 299 Lyme cases per 100,000 people a year (U.S. CDC), the 18th-highest of 1378 counties in the South and the 15th-highest of West Virginia's 55 counties. Lyme is the dominant blacklegged-tick disease, so TickZone uses this county rate as the disease baseline behind every town's score.
All towns in Pendleton County
Tick risk is local. Pick the town nearest you.