Flatwoods West Virginia Map

About Flatwoods, West Virginia

Flatwoods is a locality in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 264. The population density is 155.6 people per km². Flatwoods is located at 38.7170°N, 80.6525°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Flatwoods is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 26164, 26621.

Flatwoods occupies a high, level plateau where the air holds a permanent, crisp clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the surrounding hardwood timber. It lies 29.2 miles south-southwest of Parkersburg, WV (from Parkersburg, WV: bearing 204°T), and is situated 4.8 miles south-southwest of Ravenswood. The Crooked Fork marks the lower boundary of the landscape, its current carving a quiet, persistent path through the earth as it drains the surrounding slopes. Beyond the immediate perimeter, the terrain folds into the deep, shaded recesses of Wolfpen Hollow, where the light hits the floor in narrow, angled shafts during the late afternoon. While the Appalachian Mountains remain distant, their hazy, blue-tinted silhouettes dominate the horizon, reminding the observer that this land is part of a much older, more formidable geological architecture. To the northwest, the land settles into the protected quietude of the Rollins Lake Wildlife Management Area, providing a sanctuary for the deer and wild turkey that move through the underbrush with an unbothered, rhythmic grace.

Flatwoods functions as a quiet intersection of transit and tradition, defined by a history that leans heavily on the industrious spirit of the inland forest. The economy here has long been tethered to the pulse of regional commerce, a steady flow of travelers and goods passing through the corridors that cut across these hills. Residents often look toward the quiet waters of Bailey Lake for recreation, a local point of stillness that offers a reprieve from the persistent hum of the modern thoroughfare. The character of Flatwoods is shaped by a legacy of self-reliance, where the memory of earlier coal-camp days informs a modern sense of independence. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a place that understands its own boundaries, finding its identity in the long, gray shadows of winter afternoons and the vibrant, sudden green of a West Virginia spring.

About This Flatwoods Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Flatwoods, West Virginia. Coordinates: 38.716997, -80.652501. 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 Flatwoods includes the ZIP code (26164, 26621), telephone area code (304), county seat of Jackson County (Ripley), and school district assignment (Braxton 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.