Oakvale West Virginia Map
Oakvale, 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 Oakvale, Mercer County.
Interactive Map of Oakvale, West Virginia
| City | Oakvale |
| State | West Virginia (WV) |
| County | Mercer |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 37.334286 |
| Longitude | -80.962584 |
| Population | 254 |
| Density | 214.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Oakvale, West Virginia
Oakvale is a locality in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 254. The population density is 214.4 people per km². Oakvale is located at 37.3343°N, 80.9626°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 24739.
Oakvale rests in a fold of Mercer County where the land begins its patient, rolling ascent towards the Appalachian crest. It lies 31.0 miles west-north-west of Blacksburg, VA (from Blacksburg, VA: bearing 284°T), and is situated 8.0 miles east-south-east of Princeton. The sky here often unfurls in vast, luminous sheets, particularly in the late afternoon when the sun, a molten disc, casts long, attenuated shadows from the skeletal fingers of bare oak branches across the dew-kissed fields. The air carries the damp, earthy scent of recent rain, a perfume mingling with the faint, sweet exhalation of pine needles and the distant, metallic tang of coal dust, a lingering ghost of industry. The terrain itself is a study in subtle contours, a landscape that whispers rather than shouts, its beauty found in the way the narrow, shadowed hollows cradle small streams that murmur their way towards larger currents, their banks often thick with ferns and mosses that gleam with an almost otherworldly emerald hue under the diffused light. The story of Oakvale is deeply entwined with the rich veins of coal that once pulsed beneath this very ground, a legacy that shaped its founding and fueled its early growth. Though the clang of mining equipment has largely faded, the echoes of that industrious past remain, a quiet hum beneath the surface of everyday life, visible in the weathered barns and sturdy, no-nonsense architecture that dot the landscape. The local economy now leans towards agriculture and a growing appreciation for the natural beauty that surrounds Oakvale, with residents finding solace and sustenance in the land’s enduring bounty. This is a place where the pace of life allows for observation, for noticing the intricate patterns of frost on a windowpane or the sudden, startling flash of a cardinal’s crimson against the muted greens and browns of a winter wood.
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About This Oakvale Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Oakvale, 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 Oakvale and Mercer County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Oakvale 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 Oakvale 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. |
