Granville West Virginia Map

About Granville, West Virginia

Granville is a locality in Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,355. The population density is 403.4 people per km². Granville is located at 39.6488°N, 79.9992°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Granville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 26534.

Granville occupies a narrow, industrious shelf of land dictated by the persistent southward migration of the Monongahela River. It lies 2.0 miles northwest of Morgantown, WV (from Morgantown, WV: bearing 304°T), and is situated 7.3 miles west-southwest of Cheat Lake. The air here holds a particular weight, smelling of damp limestone and the faint, metallic tang of an industrial history that refuses to fully dissipate into the canopy of the surrounding hardwood timber. Beyond the immediate riverbanks, the terrain tilts upward into the uneven, shadowed folds of the landscape, where the Core Arboretum preserves a quiet sanctuary of native trees and ferns. Sunlight at dusk catches the river’s surface in thin, brassy ribbons, highlighting the contrast between the low, river-level development and the steep, wooded rises that define the horizon.

Granville emerged from the labor of coal and glass, its economy once tethered to the rhythmic output of kilns and the extraction of mineral wealth from the stubborn, dark earth. While the heavy industrial pulse of previous generations has softened, the character of the place remains marked by the endurance of those who built their lives along the Monongahela River. The proximity of the Core Arboretum offers a deliberate, green pause in a region otherwise defined by the practicalities of transit and commerce. Life in Granville moves with a functional, unadorned cadence, reflecting a legacy of hard-earned independence that persists even as the surrounding landscape remains dominated by the silent, towering presence of the Appalachian Mountains visible far to the east.

About This Granville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Granville, West Virginia. Coordinates: 39.648779, -79.999178. 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 Granville includes the ZIP code (26534), telephone area code (304), county seat of Monongalia County (Morgantown), and school district assignment (Monongalia 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.