Franklin West Virginia Map

About Franklin, West Virginia

Franklin is a locality in Marshall County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 495. The population density is 340.1 people per km². Franklin is located at 38.6453°N, 79.3333°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Franklin is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 26055, 26807.

Franklin defines itself by the persistent, rhythmic pulse of Coon Run as it carves a path through the dense, verdant terrain. It lies 19.5 miles south-southwest of Wheeling, WV (from Wheeling, WV: bearing 196°T), and is situated 9.8 miles south-southwest of Moundsville. The landscape surrounding Franklin unfolds in a series of deep, shadowed creases and sudden rises, where the stillness of Sunfish Creek State Forest creates a canopy that filters the afternoon light into long, amber slats. Beyond the immediate thickets, the water of Quarto Mine Number Four Dam Number One holds a glassy, unmoving reflection of the sky, grounding the basin in a quiet, heavy stillness. To the distant east, the silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains provides a jagged, charcoal-colored border against the horizon, marking the outer limits of this sequestered, interior world.

Franklin carries the weight of a working history, where the economy was once tethered to the extraction of the earth’s deep, dark veins, leaving behind a legacy of resilience that persists in the quiet streets. The proximity of Consol Energy Powhatan Point Wildlife Area serves as a living reminder of the land’s reclamation, where the forest slowly reclaims the remnants of industrial activity, softening the edges of old foundations. Life in Franklin moves with the cautious, deliberate pace of those who understand the hollows of Henderson Hollow, where the air often holds the scent of damp soil and ancient stone. Here, the local character is forged by a stark, almost stubborn independence, an echo of a time when the region’s livelihood was pulled directly from the grit and fiber of the ground beneath.

About This Franklin Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Franklin, West Virginia. Coordinates: 38.645266, -79.333342. 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 Franklin includes the ZIP code (26055, 26807), telephone area code (304), county seat of Marshall County (Moundsville), and school district assignment (Pendleton 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.