Boomer West Virginia Map
Boomer, West Virginia — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Boomer, Fayette County.
Interactive Map of Boomer, West Virginia
| City | Boomer |
| State | West Virginia (WV) |
| County | Fayette |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 38.150662 |
| Longitude | -81.287332 |
| Population | 250 |
| Density | 179.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Boomer, West Virginia
Boomer is a locality in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 250. The population density is 179.1 people per km². Boomer is located at 38.1507°N, 81.2873°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 25031.
Boomer rests in a hollow, a place where the folded hills of Fayette County embrace a quiet stretch of land. It lies 23.2 miles south-east of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 126°T), and is situated 3.0 miles south-east of Montgomery. Here, the air often carries the damp, earthy scent of the surrounding Appalachian forest, a perfume that deepens with the evening mist. The landscape itself is a testament to powerful forces, with slopes that rise steeply, cloaked in a dense, green mantle of oak and pine, and narrow valleys where the land flattens just enough for human habitation. The Kanawha River, a broad, slow-moving artery, marks the edge of this particular bend, its surface catching the changing light of the sky, reflecting the bruised purples of twilight or the sharp, clean blue of midday. Life in Boomer has a grounded quality, a sense of being deeply rooted in the contours of the earth. The history of Boomer is inextricably tied to the rich veins of coal that once pulsed beneath these hills, a legacy that shaped the fortunes and character of the place. For generations, the rhythm of life here was dictated by the clang of pickaxes and the rumble of mine cars, the economy fueled by the black gold extracted from the earth. While the era of large-scale mining has largely receded, the echoes of that industrious past remain, a subtle undercurrent in the town's identity. The landscape still bears the marks of that time, though nature has begun its patient work of reclaiming the scars. The Kanawha River served not only as a boundary but as a vital artery for transportation, carrying the mined coal to distant markets, and its presence continues to lend a certain quiet grandeur to the periphery of Boomer.
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About This Boomer Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Boomer, West Virginia with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Boomer and Fayette County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Boomer is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Boomer is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
