London, West Virginia Explained

London, West Virginia
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:West Virginia#USA
Pushpin Label:London
Pushpin Map Caption:Location within West Virginia and the United States
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Virginia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Kanawha
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2000
Population Density Km2:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Coordinates:38.1944°N -81.3686°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:25126[1]
Area Code:304 and 681
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID

London is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County in the U.S. state of West Virginia, located 25 miles from the state capital of Charleston. London Lock and Dam, operated by US Army Corps of Engineers is located here on Kanawha River.

Located in London is the former Booker T. Washington High School, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999. John Wesley Conley (1820–1874), the grandfather of historian Phil Conley, died in London.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: London ZIP Code. zipdatamaps.com. 2022. November 30, 2022.