Cass West Virginia Map

About Cass, West Virginia

Cass is a locality in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. The population density is 25.2 people per km². Cass is located at 38.3968°N, 79.9148°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 24927.

Cass exhales a breath of cool, mountain air, a whisper carried on the perpetual sigh of the surrounding spruce and fir. It lies 48.8 miles west-north-west of Staunton, VA (from Staunton, VA: bearing 291°T), and is situated 15.4 miles north-east of Marlinton. The landscape here is a study in deep greens and shadowed blues, the land rising and falling with a rugged grace that speaks of ancient geological forces. Creeks, clear and cold, tumble down the slopes, their water a constant, murmuring companion to the dense forests that cloak the hillsides, their branches often heavy with mist that lends a spectral quality to the late afternoon light. The very air seems to possess a textured coolness, a palpable presence that clings to the skin and carries the scent of damp earth and pine needles. The history of Cass is inextricably tied to the iron rails that once thrummed with the ceaseless passage of timber. This was a logging town, a place built on the back of the rich hardwood forests that still dominate the horizon, and the ghosts of that industry linger in the weathered structures and the quiet stillness that now pervades the valley. The economy has since shifted, finding new footing in the enduring allure of its wild beauty and the promise of escape it offers visitors drawn to the West Virginia wilderness. The Cass Scenic Railroad, a living monument to its past, now carries sightseers, its steam engines chugging up steep grades, a rhythmic pulse against the vast silence of the mountains, a distinctive echo of the labor that once defined Cass.

About This Cass Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cass, West Virginia — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.396785, -79.914783. 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 Cass and Pocahontas County.

Detailed location data for Cass includes the ZIP code (24927), telephone area code (304), county seat of Pocahontas County (Marlinton), and school district assignment (Pocahontas County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Cass is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.