Prichard West Virginia Map
Prichard, 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 Prichard, Wayne County.
Interactive Map of Prichard, West Virginia
| City | Prichard |
| State | West Virginia (WV) |
| County | Wayne |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 38.240084 |
| Longitude | -82.598491 |
| Population | 389 |
| Density | 151.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Prichard, West Virginia
Prichard is a locality in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 389. The population density is 151.3 people per km². Prichard is located at 38.2401°N, 82.5985°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 25555.
Prichard slumbers in a fold of the land where the Tug Fork River, a muddy artery of the Ohio, carves its persistent way. It lies 14.9 miles south-west of Huntington, WV (from Huntington, WV: bearing 214°T), and is situated 8.7 miles north of Louisa. The terrain here is a study in abruptness, hills rising with a suddenness that seems to defy the slow work of erosion, their flanks often cloaked in a dense, green confusion of oak and maple. The air, particularly after a rain, carries the damp, loamy scent of the valley floor, a smell that clings to the weathered wood of the houses and the corrugated metal roofs of the businesses. Sunlight, when it breaks through the frequent cloud cover, falls in broad, golden shafts, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the quiet exhalations of the day. The story of Prichard is intrinsically tied to the deep seams of coal that once defined this corner of West Virginia, a heritage that echoes in the stoic faces of its residents and the enduring presence of abandoned mine shafts. Though the mines have largely fallen silent, the spirit of industry persists, now often channeled into smaller enterprises and the quiet hum of the trucking industry that moves goods along the nearby highways. The Tug Fork, once a highway for barges laden with coal, now offers a slower kind of solace, its banks a place for quiet contemplation, where the water’s murmur provides a constant soundtrack to the rhythm of life in Prichard.
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About This Prichard Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Prichard, 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 Prichard and Wayne County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Prichard 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 Prichard 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. |
