Green Bank West Virginia Map

About Green Bank, West Virginia

Green Bank is a locality in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 141. The population density is 16.5 people per km². Green Bank is located at 38.4201°N, 79.8314°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 24944, 24915.

Green Bank draws its character from the quiet, persistent pulse of the North Fork that carves a path through the valley floor. It lies 65.6 miles south-southeast of Clarksburg, WV (from Clarksburg, WV: bearing 155°T), and is situated 35.0 miles south of Elkins. The landscape surrounding Green Bank unfolds in layers of dense Appalachian hardwood, where the morning mist clings to the slopes of the Back Draft like a damp wool blanket. Nine miles to the east, the Allegheny Mountains rise as a jagged, blue-gray silhouette against the sky, anchoring a horizon that feels both immense and intimate. The air here holds a distinct, metallic sharpness, cooling rapidly as the sun retreats behind the heavy canopy of the Monongahela National Forest, which presses close to the edge of the property lines.

History in Green Bank is measured not in grand monuments, but in the slow, rhythmic labor of those who have worked the soil and the silence of the woods. The local economy remains tethered to the land and the specialized scientific pursuits that have long defined the region's unique quietude, favoring a life lived in the frequency of the hills. Residents often find their way toward the Seneca State Forest for a reprieve, or perhaps toward the Little Mountain Trail when the season turns and the leaves begin their brittle descent. Even the water seems to hold a memory of the ground it travels, moving past the banks with a steady, unhurried persistence that reflects the deep, rooted patience of the people who call Green Bank home.

About This Green Bank Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Green Bank, West Virginia. Coordinates: 38.420119, -79.831446. 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 Green Bank includes the ZIP code (24944, 24915), 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.