Moundsville West Virginia Map
Moundsville, West Virginia — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Moundsville, Marshall County.
Interactive Map of Moundsville, West Virginia
| City | Moundsville |
| State | West Virginia (WV) |
| County | Marshall |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 39.920353 |
| Longitude | -80.743141 |
| Population | 7,869 |
| Density | 1054.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Moundsville, West Virginia
Moundsville is a locality in Marshall County, West Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 7,869. The population density is 1054.0 people per km². Moundsville is located at 39.9204°N, 80.7431°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 26041.
Moundsville rests in the embrace of rolling hills, where the Ohio River, a broad, muscular ribbon, carves its persistent path. It lies 10.0 miles south of Wheeling, WV (from Wheeling, WV: bearing 187°T), and is situated 6.6 miles south of Bellaire. The land here is a study in soft, green contours, punctuated by the sturdy brick and clapboard homes that line its streets, their porches often adorned with the quiet dignity of aging rocking chairs. A particular quality of light, a diffused, almost milky luminescence, seems to cling to the air during the late afternoons, softening the edges of the landscape and lending a gentle melancholy to the scene. The sky, when it clears, can stretch with an immense, untroubled blue, a vast canvas against which the distant bluffs, cloaked in a dense, verdant weave of trees, appear as sleeping giants. The history of Moundsville is deeply entwined with the very earth it occupies, particularly the colossal ancient burial mounds that give the place its name, silent testaments to civilizations long past. This heritage, a profound echo of the Archaic and Adena peoples, imbues the region with a palpable sense of deep time. Later, the industrious spirit of coal mining and glass manufacturing shaped the town's economy, leaving behind a legacy of sturdy, hardworking people and the enduring scent of industry that sometimes lingers on the breeze. The West Virginia Penitentiary, a formidable Gothic structure, stands as a stark landmark, a silent witness to a different, more recent chapter of the area's story, its imposing silhouette a constant reminder of the complex tapestry of human experience that has unfolded here.
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About This Moundsville Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Moundsville, West Virginia with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Moundsville and Marshall County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Moundsville is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Moundsville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
