Clifton West Virginia Map

About Clifton, West Virginia

Clifton is a locality in Mason County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 277. The population density is 417.8 people per km². Clifton is located at 39.0023°N, 82.0415°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 25260.

Clifton occupies a narrow, industrious shelf along the Ohio River, where the water moves with a heavy, deliberate strength against the muddy banks. It lies 31.6 miles southwest of Parkersburg, WV (from Parkersburg, WV: bearing 235°T), and is situated 8.7 miles southwest of Chester. The landscape beyond the riverbed rises into an undulating topography, characterized by the dense, tangled greenery of the region and the quiet, moisture-laden atmosphere of Bone Hollow nearby. Blue Goose Pond reflects the shifting clouds in a small, still mirror, providing a singular point of calm amidst the broader, restless movement of the river. In the cooling light of dusk, the air here gains a peculiar, metallic weight, as if the soil itself holds the memory of the deep, subterranean coal seams that once defined the labor of the valley.

Clifton retains the physical marks of an era when the river served as the primary artery for local commerce and the transport of raw materials. The presence of Dove Diles Park offers a modest clearing where the industrial echoes of the past are replaced by the sway of local hardwoods and the persistent, quiet growth of the forest. The economy here has long been tethered to the rhythm of the river, shifting from the intensity of early extraction toward a more tempered, slow-moving existence. While the distant, hazy outline of the Appalachian Mountains marks the eastern horizon, the daily life of Clifton remains focused on the immediate, tangible reality of the riverbank, where the transition between the working day and the long, quiet evening is measured by the steady, dark flow of the water.

About This Clifton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Clifton, West Virginia. Coordinates: 39.002301, -82.04153. 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 Clifton includes the ZIP code (25260), telephone area code (304), county seat of Mason County (Point Pleasant), and school district assignment (Mason 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.