Elkview, West Virginia
Elkview, West Virginia | |
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Census-designated place (CDP) | |
Location in Kanawha County and state of West Virginia. | |
| Coordinates: 38°26′16″N 81°28′55″W / 38.43778°N 81.48194°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Kanawha |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.8 sq mi (4.6 km2) |
| • Land | 1.7 sq mi (4.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation | 604 ft (184 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,116 |
| • Density | 620/sq mi (240/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 25071 |
| Area code | 304 |
| FIPS code | 54-24748 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1554387 |
Elkview is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 1,116 at the 2020 census. It is named after the Elk River, which flows into the Kanawha River.
Interstate 79, the "Jennings Randolph Expressway", provides highway access to Elkview from exit 9. U.S. Route 119 also reaches Elkview. A shopping center was built off I-79, which includes a La Quinta Inns and Suites, Kroger,and several fast food restaurants. Hundreds of people were stranded at this shopping center during the 2016 West Virginia flood, as the bridge leading to it from the interstate was washed away.
This small town is nestled between the larger town of Clendenin, and the municipality of Kanawha County, Charleston.