Elizabeth West Virginia Map

About Elizabeth, West Virginia

Elizabeth is a locality in Wirt County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 724. The population density is 591.0 people per km². Elizabeth is located at 39.0634°N, 81.3951°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Elizabeth is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 26143.

Elizabeth commands a quiet stretch of land where the Little Kanawha River carves a slow, deliberate path through the verdant landscape. It lies 16.6 miles south-southeast of Parkersburg, WV (from Parkersburg, WV: bearing 148°T), and is situated 20.0 miles south-southeast of Vienna. The air here holds the damp, earthy scent of damp loam and decaying leaves, a signature of the dense woodland that blankets the surrounding slopes. Beyond the immediate banks, the terrain folds into the deep, shaded quiet of Happy Hollow, where the shadows lengthen early against the steep walls of the earth. The light at dusk settles over Elizabeth like a heavy woolen blanket, muting the greens of the canopy into a soft, bruised charcoal and indigo. Even the distance to the Appalachian Mountains, visible only as a faint, jagged bruised line on the far horizon, serves to deepen the sense of seclusion inherent in this place.

Sportsman Roadside Park offers a modest respite for travelers, standing as a quiet witness to the rhythm of local life near the river’s edge. Elizabeth carries the weight of a long-standing reliance on the timber and oil industries, which have historically dictated the movement of goods and people through these narrow passages. While the bustle of larger industrial centers remains far removed, the local economy persists through the steady, patient work of those who know the temperament of the land. On summer afternoons, the heat rises from the riverbank, shimmering over the tracks and roads that connect the scattered homes to the wider world. Life in Elizabeth moves with the deliberate pace of the current, mindful of the seasons and the enduring, rugged character of the soil.

About This Elizabeth Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Elizabeth, West Virginia. Coordinates: 39.063413, -81.39512. 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 Elizabeth includes the ZIP code (26143), telephone area code (304), county seat of Wirt County (Elizabeth), and school district assignment (Wirt 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.