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Pinch West Virginia Map

Explore Pinch, West Virginia, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Pinch, West Virginia

How to Use This Pinch, West Virginia Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Pinch, West Virginia. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of West Virginia or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Pinch.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Pinch
State	West Virginia (WV)
County	Kanawha County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	38.408709
Longitude	-81.481788
Population	2,914
Density	317.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	25071, 25156
Area Code	304
County Seat	Charleston
School District	Kanawha County School District

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About Pinch, West Virginia

Pinch is a locality in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,914. The population density is 317.2 people per km². Pinch is located at 38.4087°N, 81.4818°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 25071, 25156.

Pinch emerges from the dense, tangled greenery of the West Virginia landscape where the Flatwood Run cuts a narrow, winding path through the heavy clay and limestone of the earth. It lies 9.1 miles east-northeast of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 63°T), and is situated 12.1 miles east-northeast of South Charleston. The air here holds a permanent, cool moisture, lifting off the damp soil to cling to the trunks of oaks and maples that crowd the steep, shadowed inclines. Sunlight struggles to reach the forest floor in the deep recesses of the land, creating a mosaic of sharp contrast where the gray bark of hardwoods meets the vibrant, moss-covered stones. A few miles distant, the quiet surface of Lake Dinty Moore reflects the shifting clouds, while the far-off ridges of the Appalachian Mountains loom like a muted, blue-tinted barricade against the horizon, anchoring the visual weight of the terrain.

Pinch maintains a quiet, deliberate pace that reflects its long association with the slow extraction of regional resources and the persistent labor of its inhabitants. The local economy persists in the shadow of historical coal-camp legacies, though the rhythm of daily life is now defined more by the steady, modest commerce of the roadside and the shared maintenance of the Pinch Community Park. Residents move between the ridges and the nearby Mile Hollow with a familiarity born of generations, often traversing the land where the influence of past industry remains etched in the quietude of the hills. Despite the proximity of Kanawha State Forest, the focus remains on the immediate, tangible reality of the hollows, where the fading light of dusk turns the valley floor to a deep, resonant indigo, signaling the end of another day in the steady, grounded life of the locality.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Pinch Community Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 177° S
Coonskin Park (Local Park) — 4.1 mi, 257° W
Captain John Young (Monument) — 4.8 mi, 041° NE
Train tunnel (Historic Ruins) — 5.7 mi, 111° E
Falling Rock Smoke stack (Historic Ruins) — 6.2 mi, 058° NE
Morris Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.5 mi, 067° NE
East Kanawha Boulevard Trail (Local Recreation) — 8.1 mi, 231° SW
Donnally Monuments (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 241° SW
University of Charleston Stadium (Stadium) — 8.5 mi, 238° SW
Women's Soldier (Public Artwork) — 8.6 mi, 236° SW
West Virginia Liberty Bell (Monument) — 8.6 mi, 235° SW
West Virginia State Museum (Museum) — 8.7 mi, 236° SW
Frankenberger Art Gallery (Museum) — 8.9 mi, 235° SW
Walker Theatre (Theatre) — 9.0 mi, 242° SW
Park Place Stadium Cinema 11 (Cinema) — 9.1 mi, 245° SW
Annex Gallery (Gallery) — 9.2 mi, 244° SW
WV market gallery (Gallery) — 9.2 mi, 244° SW
Elk City Playhouse (Theatre) — 9.2 mi, 249° W
Bear Wood Company (Gallery) — 9.2 mi, 244° SW
Sunrise Bird Sanctuary Museum (Museum) — 9.7 mi, 243° SW
Charleston Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 9.7 mi, 243° SW
Nature preserve (Viewpoint) — 10.6 mi, 231° SW
Kanawha State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 12.4 mi, 224° SW
Wallback Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.2 mi, 054° NE
Gauley River National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 23.4 mi, 123° SE · 5,067 acres
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 27.7 mi, 136° SE · 53k acres
Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 40.2 mi, 324° NW · 6,562 acres
Monongahela National Forest (National Forest) — 46.3 mi, 100° E · 922k acres
Wayne National Forest (National Forest) — 49.1 mi, 299° NW · 243k acres
Cranberry Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 56.9 mi, 096° E · 48k acres

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