Colcord West Virginia Map

About Colcord, West Virginia

Colcord is a locality in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 148. The population density is 492.6 people per km². Colcord is located at 37.9443°N, 81.4371°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 25048.

Colcord occupies a narrow, shadowed spine of land where the earth seems to fold in upon itself, defined by the constant, rhythmic passage of Sycamore Creek. It lies 17.8 miles northwest of Beckley, WV (from Beckley, WV: bearing 310°T), and is situated 15.8 miles west of Oak Hill. The air here holds the damp, cool weight of the surrounding hardwoods, and the light at dusk descends in thin, violet slats between the dense timber. To the east, the distant Appalachian Mountains blur against the sky, their jagged silhouettes marking a horizon that feels both immense and unreachable. The terrain is defined by the sharp, steep rise of the land, leading toward the quiet, low-lying expanse of Bacon Hollow, where the mist settles early and lingers until the midday sun breaks the canopy.

Colcord remains a place defined by the heavy, silent legacy of the coal industry, where the architecture of the past still shapes the daily movement of its people. Long after the peak of the mines, the economy retains a stubborn, self-reliant character, focused on the steady labor of those who remain in this rugged landscape. For recreation, the residents often look toward the Plum Orchard Lake Wildlife Management Area, finding a quiet solitude in its managed woods and waters that stands in contrast to the industry that once fueled the region. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured pace, indifferent to the demands of the world beyond the ridges, and the quietude of the evening is broken only by the sound of the water moving through the creek bed.

About This Colcord Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Colcord, West Virginia. Coordinates: 37.944276, -81.437053. 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 Colcord includes the ZIP code (25048), telephone area code (304), county seat of Raleigh County (Beckley), and school district assignment (Raleigh 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.