North Hills West Virginia Map

About North Hills, West Virginia

North Hills is a locality in Wood County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 926. The population density is 661.9 people per km². North Hills is located at 39.3165°N, 81.5129°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 26104.

North Hills unfolds across rolling terrain, where the land itself seems to exhale in soft, verdant swells. It lies 4.3 miles north-east of Parkersburg, WV (from Parkersburg, WV: bearing 37°T), and is situated 7.5 miles south-south-west of Marietta. The sky here, especially when the afternoon sun begins its slow descent, washes the landscape in a luminous, almost buttery light, catching on the leaves of mature oak and maple trees that stand sentinel along the winding country roads. Fields, some neatly tilled and others left to the wilder grace of native grasses, stretch towards the horizon, punctuated by the occasional weathered barn or a cluster of homes that seem to have grown organically from the earth. The air carries the faint, sweet scent of damp soil and distant woodsmoke, a comforting aroma that speaks of quiet lives lived in tune with the seasons. The history of North Hills is a quiet narrative, etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring spirit of its people and the land they've worked. This area has long been tied to the earth, its economy shaped by agriculture and the quiet industry of those who found sustenance and purpose in the fertile soil and the surrounding woodlands. The echoes of generations who cleared the land, built the first homes, and established the foundations of community can still be felt in the sturdy construction of older farmhouses and the well-worn paths that crisscross the hills. While modern developments have brought new life, a deep-seated connection to the past remains, a subtle undercurrent that informs the unhurried pace of daily life in North Hills.

About This North Hills Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of North Hills, West Virginia — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.316464, -81.512901. 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 North Hills and Wood County.

Detailed location data for North Hills includes the ZIP code (26505), telephone area code (304), county seat of Wood County (Parkersburg), and school district assignment (Wood County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct North Hills is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.