Parcoal West Virginia Map

About Parcoal, West Virginia

Parcoal is a locality in Webster County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 130. The population density is 291.8 people per km². Parcoal is located at 38.4593°N, 80.3734°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 26288.

Parcoal rises from the damp, shaded earth where the Elk River carves a deliberate path through the thick Appalachian hardwood canopy. It lies 56.8 miles south of Clarksburg, WV (from Clarksburg, WV: bearing 182°T), and is situated 18.4 miles north-northeast of Richwood. The air here holds a heavy, silvered quality at dusk, dampening the sound of wind as it moves across the jagged rises that define the horizon. Within this landscape, the terrain shifts abruptly from the low, sun-starved floor of Ash Beetree Hollow to the higher, windswept ridges that hold the chill of the coming night. A traveler might discern the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains, which stand as a silent, blue-gray boundary against the sky, while the local topography remains defined by the persistent, winding current of the Elk River.

Parcoal carries the weight of a long-standing industrial heritage, its character forged by the labor of those who once sought the dark veins of coal buried deep within the surrounding slopes. The economy, once tethered to these subterranean riches, now finds its rhythm in the quiet persistence of the woods and the nearby preservation of the Salt Sulphur Well & Veterans Memorial. Residents maintain a private, grounded existence, often turning their attention toward the rugged Turkey Mountain Trail for a sense of perspective or venturing toward the stillness of Ceasar Lake when the season allows. Life in Parcoal moves with a deliberate, unadorned pace, reflecting the resilience of a people who remain anchored to the land, even as the echoes of the old mining camps fade into the encroaching forest.

About This Parcoal Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Parcoal, West Virginia. Coordinates: 38.459276, -80.373414. 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 Parcoal includes the ZIP code (26288), telephone area code (304), county seat of Webster County (Webster Springs), and school district assignment (Webster 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.