Berwind West Virginia Map

About Berwind, West Virginia

Berwind is a locality in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 188. The population density is 251.2 people per km². Berwind is located at 37.2604°N, 81.6558°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 24815, 24894.

Berwind occupies a narrow, rugged crease in the earth where the Dry Fork carves its way through the steep, wooded terrain. It lies 43.9 miles southwest of Beckley, WV (from Beckley, WV: bearing 217°T), and is situated 14.0 miles north-northeast of Richlands. The air here holds a heavy, damp stillness, carrying the scent of damp shale and decaying leaves that collect in the deep shadows of the surrounding ridges. Sunlight struggles to reach the floor of the hollows before mid-morning, casting the landscape in a bruised, silvery light that emphasizes the sharp lines of the timber-clad hillsides. Only two miles distant, the quiet expanse of Lake Berwind offers a stillness that mirrors the sky, acting as a reservoir of silence amidst the constant, low-frequency rush of the nearby riverbed.

Berwind remains defined by the deep, indelible marks left by the coal industry, which once dictated the rhythm of every household and the layout of the valley floor. The labor of generations is etched into the very topography, where the remains of tipples and rail lines speak to a time when the extraction of black gold provided the singular pulse of the regional economy. Today, the pace of life has slowed to the deliberate movement of a place that remembers its own industrial intensity, though the proximity of the Berwind Lake Wildlife Management Area invites a quieter, more solitary relationship with the land. While the distant Appalachian Mountains provide a jagged, hazy backdrop to the horizon, the immediate focus remains on the dense canopy of the local woodlands and the proximity of Thirtyone Hollow, where the land rises abruptly to meet the sky.

About This Berwind Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Berwind, West Virginia. Coordinates: 37.260429, -81.655808. 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 Berwind includes the ZIP code (24815, 24894), telephone area code (304), county seat of McDowell County (Welch), and school district assignment (McDowell 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.