Frank West Virginia Map

About Frank, West Virginia

Frank is a locality in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 79. The population density is 79.8 people per km². Frank is located at 38.5484°N, 79.8056°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 24920.

Frank reveals itself where the East Fork Greenbrier River carves a narrow, rhythmic path through the rugged terrain of the Allegheny Mountains. It lies 58.3 miles south-southeast of Clarksburg, WV (from Clarksburg, WV: bearing 150°T), and is situated 26.2 miles south of Elkins. This landscape is defined by the sharp, emerald rise of hardwood forests that bleed into the Monongahela National Forest, creating a horizon where the sky seems to catch on the jagged teeth of the ridges. Within the stillness of the afternoon, the air carries a crisp, mineral scent from the nearby slopes, and the light at dusk settles over Widney Park in long, amber ribbons that illuminate the valley floor. Three miles away, the deep, shadowed creases of Hawchen Hollow offer a quiet contrast to the persistent, clear-running waters that define the local geography.

Frank holds the echoes of a timber-rich history, where the economy once turned on the heavy, rhythmic labor of the mills and the transport of raw, unhewn mountain hemlock. Though the clamor of the industry has long since faded into a more deliberate, measured pace of life, the character of the place remains anchored in the resilience of those who call these steep, wooded reaches their own. Residents often find their way toward the Span Oak Trail to traverse the quiet, ancient paths that thread through the surrounding timber, or they look toward the horizon where the distant peaks remind one that civilization is merely a guest among the stone and spruce. It is a place where the seasons dictate the rhythm of the day, and the permanence of the earth provides a steady, quiet comfort against the passage of time.

About This Frank Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Frank, West Virginia. Coordinates: 38.548449, -79.805614. 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 Frank includes the ZIP code (24920), telephone area code (304), county seat of Pocahontas County (Marlinton), and school district assignment (Pocahontas 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.