Oak Hill West Virginia Map

About Oak Hill, West Virginia

Oak Hill is a locality in Grant County, West Virginia, United States. Oak Hill is located at 39.1368°N, 79.1523°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 25879.

Oak Hill exhales a quiet presence in the undulating embrace of Grant County. It lies 30.7 miles south-south-east of Garrett, MD (from Garrett, MD: bearing 166°T), and is situated 11.1 miles west-north-west of Moorefield. The landscape here is a study in greens and browns, a rolling terrain where hardwoods, predominantly oak, hold dominion over the hillsides, their branches reaching like patient fingers towards a sky that often wears a soft, diffused light. Streams, clear and cool, murmur their way through narrow valleys, their banks often carpeted with moss and ferns, a silent testament to the persistent dampness that nourishes this land. The air itself carries a faint, earthy scent, a blend of decaying leaves and fresh pine, a scent that deepens with the coming of evening and settles like a comforting blanket over Oak Hill. This is a place where echoes of industry still linger, remnants of a past tied to timber and the extraction of what the earth held beneath. The economy, once robust with the clang of machinery and the sweat of labor, now leans more towards the quiet hum of small businesses and a reliance on the land’s enduring gifts. Generations have called Oak Hill home, their lives intertwined with the changing seasons and the enduring character of the hills. There are no grand monuments here, no bustling avenues, but rather a subtle dignity in the way the houses cling to the slopes, and the way life unfolds at a pace that allows for conversation over a fence or a lingering gaze at the distant, tree-clad ridges.

About This Oak Hill Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Oak Hill, West Virginia — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.136774, -79.152258. 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 Oak Hill and Grant County.

Detailed location data for Oak Hill includes the ZIP code (25271), telephone area code (304), county seat of Grant County (Petersburg), and school district assignment (Fayette 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 Oak Hill is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.