Kingwood West Virginia Map

About Kingwood, West Virginia

Kingwood is a locality in Preston County, West Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,980. The population density is 473.5 people per km². Kingwood is located at 39.4718°N, 79.6834°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Kingwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 26537.

Kingwood occupies a high, firm plateau where the air holds a sharp, clean clarity that carries the scent of damp earth and cooling stone. It lies 16.5 miles south-southeast of Cheat Lake, WV (from Cheat Lake, WV: bearing 147°T), and is situated 18.2 miles southeast of Morgantown. South Fork Greens Run carves a quiet path near the outskirts, its water cutting through the bedrock with a persistent, low murmur that defines the local topography. Beyond the immediate streets, the land gives way to deep, shadowed depressions like Long Hollow, where the mist gathers long before dusk settles over the canopy. To the far horizon, the distant silhouettes of the Allegheny Mountains offer a jagged, violet boundary against the sky, reminding travelers that the landscape is one of vast, folded ridges rather than level plains. Kingwood City Park provides a central space for the quiet movement of residents, its grass kept short and its trees framing the transition between the built environment and the dense, encroaching woodland.

History in Kingwood remains rooted in the extraction of coal and the enduring labor of those who drew their living from the seams beneath the soil. This economic legacy persists in the sturdy, unadorned architecture of the storefronts and the pragmatic, deliberate pace of daily work that defines the local character. Men and women here understand the weight of the land, a connection forged through generations of industry and the slow, steady rhythm of agricultural seasons. While the bustle of larger cities remains far removed, the local spirit is characterized by a stubborn, quiet independence that seems as permanent as the limestone beneath the surface. Life here reflects a deep-seated familiarity with the changing light of the seasons, where the transition from winter frost to spring thaw dictates the cycle of the day more than any external clock.

About This Kingwood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kingwood, West Virginia. Coordinates: 39.471756, -79.683388. 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 Kingwood includes the ZIP code (26537), telephone area code (304), county seat of Preston County (Kingwood), and school district assignment (Preston 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.