Scarbro West Virginia Map

About Scarbro, West Virginia

Scarbro is a locality in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 461. The population density is 264.9 people per km². Scarbro is located at 37.9532°N, 81.1657°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 25917.

Scarbro occupies a rugged crease in the earth where the steady, dark pulse of White Oak Creek cuts through the dense woodland. It lies 12.2 miles north of Beckley, WV (from Beckley, WV: bearing 6°T), and is situated 1.6 miles southwest of Oak Hill. The landscape here is defined by deep, shadowed inclines that hold the morning mist long after the sun has climbed above the horizon. To the west, the quiet waters of Plum Orchard Lake mirror the heavy canopy of the forest, while the jagged silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains loom distantly, a blue-gray edge against the sky. A mile from the center, the quiet clearings of Collins Park offer a stillness that feels heavy with the weight of the surrounding timber, grounding Scarbro in a terrain that demands both patience and respect from those who traverse its slopes.

Scarbro carries the indelible mark of the coal industry, a legacy etched into the very bones of the landscape and the rhythm of its daily life. The economy, once dictated by the frantic pace of the mines, has softened into a slower, more deliberate existence that lingers in the quietude of Sweetwood Hollow. Every structure and path seems to hold a memory of the men who labored in the dark, their persistence still vibrating in the stubborn independence of the local character. Despite the shifting tides of commerce, there remains a profound, quiet pride in the persistence of the people, who continue to shape their lives around the enduring presence of the timber and the creek, finding a singular beauty in the way the twilight deepens the color of the valley floor.

About This Scarbro Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Scarbro, West Virginia. Coordinates: 37.953167, -81.165658. 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 Scarbro includes the ZIP code (25917), telephone area code (304), county seat of Fayette County (Fayetteville), and school district assignment (Fayette 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.