Reedsville West Virginia Map

About Reedsville, West Virginia

Reedsville is a locality in Preston County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 530. The population density is 315.3 people per km². Reedsville is located at 39.5106°N, 79.7984°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Reedsville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 26547.

Reedsville occupies a high, quiet plateau where the air holds a sharp, clean clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the surrounding hardwood timber. It lies 11.5 miles south-southeast of Cheat Lake, WV (from Cheat Lake, WV: bearing 165°T), and is situated 9.0 miles southeast of Brookhaven. Kanes Creek cuts a narrow, winding path through the local topography, its presence marked by the low, insistent rush of water over moss-slicked stone that echoes through the quiet morning. Beyond the immediate clearing, the land folds into the deep, shaded quiet of Long Hollow, where the shadows grow long and violet as the sun retreats behind the distant, hazy silhouette of the Allegheny Mountains. Reedsville Park offers a central clearing of grass and light, providing a measured space where the pace of the afternoon slows to the steady, rhythmic ticking of a clock, and the light at dusk settles over the fields in a pale, amber wash that turns the gray fence posts to gilded silhouettes.

Reedsville maintains a character forged by the steady, industrious spirit of a place that understands the weight of its own history and the quiet dignity of its labor. The local economy has long shifted from the heavy, soot-stained legacy of coal-camp life toward a varied reliance on regional agriculture and the steady, unassuming trade of a mountain crossroads. Residents often look toward the broader expanse of the landscape, occasionally venturing toward the quiet, deep-water stillness of Cheat Lake or the dense, towering canopy of Coopers Rock State Forest to find a respite from the daily grind. Life in Reedsville moves with a deliberate, unadorned gravity, sustained by a deep-seated independence that values the solidity of the earth and the enduring, honest labor of those who work the soil and timber of these hills.

About This Reedsville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Reedsville, West Virginia. Coordinates: 39.510641, -79.798392. 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 Reedsville includes the ZIP code (26547), telephone area code (304), county seat of Preston County (Kingwood), and school district assignment (Preston 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.