Belmont West Virginia Map

About Belmont, West Virginia

Belmont is a locality in Pleasants County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 875. The population density is 828.0 people per km². Belmont is located at 39.3795°N, 81.2584°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Belmont is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 26134, 26170.

Belmont anchors itself upon the eastern banks where the Ohio River carves a slow, deliberate path through the landscape, defining the western edge of the local geography. It lies 15.9 miles east-northeast of Vienna, WV (from Vienna, WV: bearing 77°T), and is situated 3.0 miles west-southwest of St. Marys. The terrain here is defined by the persistent gravity of the land, where the earth slopes toward the riverbed and rises again into the dense, green folds of the hollows. Sunlight hits the water with a heavy, metallic gleam in the late afternoon, casting long shadows that stretch from the riverbanks toward the dense stands of timber. A mile away, the quiet stillness of Forest City Lake provides a counterpoint to the constant, measured motion of the river, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains serves as a permanent, immovable landmark on the eastern horizon.

Belmont carries the quiet weight of a region shaped by the industry of the river and the labor of the surrounding hills. Residents walk the grounds of Riverview Park, where the proximity to the water keeps the air cool and thick with the scent of damp soil and river silt. The local economy and the rhythm of daily life remain tied to the movement of heavy barges and the legacy of the industries that once anchored the valley floor, leaving behind a character defined by resilience and a measured, deliberate pace. While the bustle of larger centers feels a world away, the character of the place is found in the simple, repetitive chores of the morning and the way the light fades over the valley as the day ends, leaving Belmont to quietude under the encroaching dark.

About This Belmont Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Belmont, West Virginia. Coordinates: 39.379519, -81.258448. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Belmont includes the ZIP code (26134, 26170), telephone area code (304), county seat of Pleasants County (St. Marys), and school district assignment (Pleasants County School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.