Official Name: | Valley Head, West Virginia |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place (CDP) |
Pushpin Map: | West Virginia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | West Virginia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Randolph |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.975 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.975 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 267 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 2372 |
Coordinates: | 38.545°N -80.0358°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 26294 |
Area Code: | 304 & 681 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1555870 |
Valley Head is a census-designated place (CDP) in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. Valley Head is located on U.S. Route 219, 12miles south-southwest of Huttonsville. Valley Head has a post office with ZIP code 26294.[3] As of the 2010 census, its population was 267.
The community was named for the nearby headwaters of the Tygart Valley River.[4]
The climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Valley Head has a marine west coast climate, abbreviated "Cfb" on climate maps.[6]