Newburg West Virginia Map

About Newburg, West Virginia

Newburg is a locality in Preston County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 259. The population density is 127.4 people per km². Newburg is located at 39.3884°N, 79.8528°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Newburg is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 26410.

Newburg emerges from the steep, verdant incline where the Raccoon Creek carves a narrow, persistent path through the earth. It lies 16.8 miles east-southeast of Fairmont, WV (from Fairmont, WV: bearing 113°T), and is situated 9.5 miles east-northeast of Grafton. The landscape is defined by the heavy, humid weight of dense hardwood stands and the sharp, sudden rises of terrain that define the inland topography. Light filters through the canopy in muted shades of moss and slate, casting long shadows across the uneven ground of Newburg Town Park, where the silence is broken only by the rhythmic, cold flow of the creek. Beyond the immediate clearing, the horizon is dominated by the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains, standing as a weathered boundary against the sky.

Coal dust and the remnants of industrial ambition remain etched into the social character of Newburg, a place built upon the labor of those who once sought fortune in the deep, dark veins of the earth. The economy here has shifted away from the frantic pace of the mines, leaving behind a stillness that feels like a long, deliberate exhale. Residents move with the caution of people who understand the volatility of the ground beneath them, maintaining a quiet independence that honors the legacy of their ancestors. Life follows the slow turning of the seasons, far removed from the clamor of industrial centers, finding its own cadence in the quietude of the surrounding woods and the steady, unyielding course of the water.

About This Newburg Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Newburg, West Virginia. Coordinates: 39.388425, -79.852845. 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 Newburg includes the ZIP code (26410), 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.