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Kingwood West Virginia Map

Explore Kingwood, West Virginia, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Kingwood, West Virginia

How to Use This Kingwood, West Virginia Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Kingwood, West Virginia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of West Virginia or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Kingwood.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Kingwood
State	West Virginia (WV)
County	Preston County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	39.471756
Longitude	-79.683388
Population	2,980
Density	473.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	26537
Area Code	304
County Seat	Kingwood
School District	Preston County School District

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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.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kingwood City Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 215° SW
Browns Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 296° NW
Cheat Canyon Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 023° NE
Briery Mountain Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 161° S
Cheat Gorge Macrosite Fee (Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 347° N
Generation Museum (Museum) — 8.6 mi, 175° S
Metal Shack (Historic Ruins) — 12.3 mi, 323° NW
Farm House Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 12.3 mi, 323° NW
Cheat View (Viewpoint) — 12.5 mi, 325° NW
Climbing (Attraction) — 13.3 mi, 322° NW
Riverside Spot (Attraction) — 13.8 mi, 325° NW
Monongahela National Forest (National Forest) — 13.9 mi, 180° S · 922k acres
Youghiogheny Wild River Nea (State Park) — 14.7 mi, 059° NE
Beth's Garden (Monument) — 15.3 mi, 106° E
Cobbler Shop in 1859 (Monument) — 15.4 mi, 107° E
Deep Creek Lake Nrma (State Park) — 15.8 mi, 079° E
Quebec Run Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 17.3 mi, 356° N
Mon Valley Railroad Historical Society (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 302° NW
Don Knotts (Public Artwork) — 18.2 mi, 307° NW
Monongalia County War Memorial (Monument) — 18.2 mi, 305° NW
Watts Museum (Museum) — 19.6 mi, 308° NW
AMC CLASSIC Morgantown 12 (Cinema) — 19.9 mi, 303° NW
Cottrill's Opera House (Theatre) — 24.3 mi, 156° SE
Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse (Attraction) — 24.4 mi, 067° NE
Sophia's Grave (Attraction) — 24.6 mi, 328° NW
Tygart Valley Cinemas (Cinema) — 27.2 mi, 263° W
Canaan Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.3 mi, 147° SE · 34k acres
Otter Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 28.1 mi, 173° S · 21k acres
Covered Bridge Museum (Museum) — 29.2 mi, 221° SW
Dolly Sods Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 32.4 mi, 148° SE · 18k acres

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