Flat Top, West Virginia Explained

Official Name:Flat Top, West Virginia
Pushpin Map:West Virginia#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Virginia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Mercer
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:3751
Coordinates:37.5894°N -81.1067°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:25841
Area Code:304 & 681
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1539061

Flat Top is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. Flat Top is located on U.S. Route 19, 19miles south of Beckley.

The Flat Top Post Office began operation on March 5, 1852.[1]

Flat Top is home of Mavis Manor a Queen Anne style, Victorian manor house and one of southern West Virginia’s first Farmstay.

The community takes its name from the level highlands upon which it is situated—the "flat top," which follows the crest of "Great Flat Top Mountain" for nearly 30 miles, from the New River Gorge, in the northeast, to the Virginia border in the southwest. The Lilly Monument, erected to honor the memories of settlers Robert and Fannie Lilly, overlooks the community from a knoll to its northeast.

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37° 35' 22" N / 81° 6' 24" W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Post Offices . 16 August 2022.