Flemington West Virginia Map

About Flemington, West Virginia

Flemington is a locality in Taylor County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 309. The population density is 391.2 people per km². Flemington is located at 39.2665°N, 80.1320°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Flemington is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 26347.

Flemington emerges from the earth as a confluence of hollows and ridges, where the persistent current of Berry Run carves a quiet passage through the valley floor. It lies 11.4 miles east of Clarksburg, WV (from Clarksburg, WV: bearing 95°T), and is situated 6.8 miles east-southeast of Bridgeport. Stout Hollow deepens the shadows to the west, while the distant, hazy blue silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains loom fifty-three miles away as a silent, jagged boundary to the world. The air here carries a weight of damp earth and cooling hardwoods, especially as the late afternoon light filters through the canopy to catch the silt-laden ripples of the stream. Three miles toward the horizon, the Pruntytown State Farm Wildlife Management Area offers a dense expanse of unmanaged thicket and timber, providing a sanctuary for the deer and fox that drift between the fragmented woodlands.

Flemington holds the quiet gravity of a place built upon the labor of earlier coal-mining generations, though the rhythm of the economy has long since shifted toward a slower, more deliberate pace. The legacy of those extractive years remains etched into the structure of the landscape, where the soil still remembers the heavy tread of industry and the hard, honest work of those who defined the region’s character. Residents maintain a steady, private independence, often traveling toward the expansive, still waters of Tygart Lake when the seasons turn and the heat gathers in the low ground. Life in Flemington persists with a grounded, unassuming dignity, defined by the seasonal cycle of the foliage and the enduring, weathered architecture that lines the narrow, winding roads.

About This Flemington Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Flemington, West Virginia. Coordinates: 39.266482, -80.132028. 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 Flemington includes the ZIP code (26347), telephone area code (304), county seat of Taylor County (Grafton), and school district assignment (Taylor 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.