Rhodell West Virginia Map

About Rhodell, West Virginia

Rhodell is a locality in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 137. The population density is 114.3 people per km². Rhodell is located at 37.6087°N, 81.3057°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 25915.

Rhodell rests in a fold of the Appalachian Mountains, where the slopes are steep enough to catch the morning mist long after the valley floors have cleared. It lies 54.2 miles south-south-east of Charleston, WV (from Charleston, WV: bearing 161°T), and is situated 4.5 miles east-north-east of Mullens. The land here is a study in greens and browns, a rugged patchwork of deciduous forests that bleed into the shadowed hollows and the sun-drenched ridges. Small clearings, dotted with modest homes and weathered outbuildings, interrupt the dense arboreal cover, their roofs often catching the low-angled light of dawn or dusk in a way that makes the whole scene seem to glow from within. The air, even on a warm day, carries a crispness, a hint of the higher elevations and the deep, shaded woods that surround Rhodell. The story of Rhodell is inextricably linked to the coal seams that lie beneath its hills, a history etched not just in company records but in the very contours of the land. For generations, the economy here pulsed with the rhythmic clang of mining equipment and the rumble of coal trains, a lifeblood that shaped the character of the place and its people. While the industry has changed, and the boom times are a memory, the legacy remains, a quiet resilience in the face of shifting fortunes. The winding roads that snake through the terrain, once arteries for hauling black gold, now serve a slower, more deliberate rhythm of life, connecting scattered homesteads and the few remaining businesses that anchor Rhodell to the present.

About This Rhodell Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rhodell, West Virginia — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 37.608726, -81.305657. 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 Rhodell and Raleigh County.

Detailed location data for Rhodell includes the ZIP code (25915), telephone area code (304), county seat of Raleigh County (Beckley), and school district assignment (Raleigh County School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Rhodell is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.