Springfield West Virginia Map

About Springfield, West Virginia

Springfield is a locality in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States. It is a small community with a population of 502. The population density is 139.7 people per km². Springfield is located at 39.4506°N, 78.6936°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 26763.

Springfield unfolds itself in a landscape of rolling hills, where the earth, a rich loam the color of dried blood, rises and falls with a quiet insistence. It lies 12.9 miles south-south-west of Allegany, MD (from Allegany, MD: bearing 200°T), and is situated 8.2 miles north-north-east of Romney. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a scent of damp earth and pine, a gentle balm after the sharp clarity of midday sun. Farms, their barns weathered to a soft, silvery grey, punctuate the verdant sweep of land, their fields a patchwork of burgeoning crops that speak of patient cultivation. The sky above Springfield is a vast canvas, often streaked with the rosy blush of dawn or the bruised purples of an approaching storm, a constant, silent drama overhead. The history of Springfield is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its people and the quiet hum of its economy. This is a place where agriculture has long been the lifeblood, the fertile ground yielding its bounty season after season, feeding families and sustaining livelihoods. Roads, worn smooth by generations of wagons and then automobiles, connect the scattered homesteads and the small, central cluster of buildings that forms the heart of Springfield. There's a sense of continuity here, a feeling that the present is built upon the sturdy foundations of the past, where each sunrise promises not just a new day, but a continuation of a story told in fields and forests.

About This Springfield Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Springfield, West Virginia — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.450649, -78.693627. 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 Springfield and Hampshire County.

Detailed location data for Springfield includes the ZIP code (26763), telephone area code (304), county seat of Hampshire County (Romney), and school district assignment (Hampshire 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 Springfield is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.