Leon West Virginia Map

About Leon, West Virginia

Leon is a locality in Mason County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 137. The population density is 165.3 people per km². Leon is located at 38.7506°N, 81.9607°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Leon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 25123.

Leon stretches across the fertile bottomlands where the steady, dark current of Thirteenmile Creek carves a persistent path toward the larger river systems of the Ohio Valley. It lies 20.8 miles north of Teays Valley, WV (from Teays Valley, WV: bearing 355°T), and is situated 11.5 miles southeast of Point Pleasant. The light here clings to the canopy of hardwoods in the late afternoon, casting long, bruised shadows that deepen as they climb toward the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains. To the east, the terrain fractures into the secluded, shaded quiet of Opossum Hollow, where the air holds a persistent coolness even in the height of midsummer. Only a few miles away, the vast, managed woodlands of the Chief Cornstalk Wildlife Management Area serve as a sanctuary for the local fauna, preserving a wilder character that predates the modern grid of roads.

Leon maintains a deliberate, quiet pace defined by the cycles of the earth and the enduring habits of those who work the soil. The economy remains tethered to the traditional rhythms of agriculture and the maintenance of the land, reflecting a history of settlement that values independence over the frantic pace of the outside world. While Hutchison Lake lies far enough away to remain a destination rather than a neighbor, the local landscape is defined by the proximity of the creek and the dense, green ridges that define the horizon. Life in Leon is measured by the changing colors of the timber and the seasonal passage of water, creating a quiet consistency that favors the patient observer over the hurried traveler.

About This Leon Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Leon, West Virginia. Coordinates: 38.750639, -81.960694. 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 Leon includes the ZIP code (25123), telephone area code (304), county seat of Mason County (Point Pleasant), and school district assignment (Mason 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.