Flatwoods West Virginia Map

About Flatwoods, West Virginia

Flatwoods is a locality in Braxton 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 emerges from the dense, verdant folds of the landscape where the Right Fork Saltlick Creek carves a persistent path through the limestone and silt. It lies 41.9 miles south-southwest of Clarksburg, WV (from Clarksburg, WV: bearing 203°T), and is situated 29.2 miles southwest of Buckhannon. The terrain here rises in stubborn, layered swells, a prelude to the distant Appalachian Mountains that silhouette the horizon in hazy shades of violet and charcoal. Sunlight catches the moisture rising from the creek bed at dawn, creating a pale, shifting veil that clings to the trees until the heat of the morning burns it away. Beyond the immediate banks, the land opens into quiet stretches of hardwood forest where the air remains cool and heavy with the scent of damp earth and decaying leaves, even when the summer sun beats hard against the exposed ridges.

Flatwoods serves as a quiet nexus where the echoes of extractive industry linger in the architecture and the slow, deliberate pace of the daily commute. The presence of Holly-Gray Park offers a reprieve from the encroachment of modern transit, providing a green space where the local rhythm is measured by the changing leaves rather than the clock. Residents often look toward the broader expanse of Sutton Lake to find a stillness that contrasts with the persistent labor of a region defined by its rugged, inland geography. Life here is shaped by the memory of coal-camp resilience, a history that colors the way the people hold their independence, favoring the endurance of the land over the frantic pace of the wider world.

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 Braxton County (Sutton), 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.