Official Name: | Kiahsville |
Settlement Type: | unincorporated community |
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 |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 17.749 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.000 |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Total: | 314 (336 as of 2009) |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 17.69 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 708 |
Coordinates: | 38.0914°N -82.3283°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 25534 |
Area Code: | 304 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Kiahsville is an unincorporated community in southern Wayne County, West Virginia, United States. It is a part of the Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). As of the 2000 census, the MSA had a population of 288,649. Its sister town is nearby Cove Gap.
Kiahsville is situated at the mouth of Kiah Creek. The community derives its name from Hezekiah Wiley, the name of an early settler.[1]
East Lynn Lake is located nearby.