| Official Name: | Dunlow, West Virginia |
| Settlement Type: | Town |
| Pushpin Map: | West Virginia#USA |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of West Virginia |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | West Virginia |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Wayne |
| Area Total Km2: | 0.7 |
| Area Land Km2: | 60.814 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.002 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.3 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.3 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.0 |
| Population As Of: | 2000 |
| Population Total: | 1,105 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 18.17 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation M: | 335.89 |
| Elevation Ft: | 1101.998 |
| Coordinates: | 38.0231°N -82.4315°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 25511 |
| Area Code: | 304 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Dunlow is an unincorporated community in southern Wayne County, West Virginia, United States, on Twelvepole Creek. It was laid out as a railroad town along the Ohio Extension of the Norfolk and Western Railway in 1892. Dunlow was incorporated in 1892. However, the railroad up the West Fork of Twelvepole Creek through Dunlow was shut down in the early 1930s, and what is left of the town is currently unincorporated. At the 2000 census, Dunlow had a population of 1,105. In 2009, the population was listed as 961.[1]
Dunlow is noted for its wildlife sightings. There have been several accounts of sightings of black panthers and other jungle animals in Dunlow. A circus train that derailed in the mid-1940s, from which several jungle creatures escaped and were never recovered, is rumored to be the source of these animals.[2]
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Dunlow has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.[3]