Welcome to Zalia ...

Zalia is located in Hancock County<1>.

The location of Zalia has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Zalia, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

Zalia is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Zalia lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Zalia: (304) & (681)<4>

Communities near Zalia ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Zalia.

• Weirton
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weirton
  • Weirton is located in Hancock County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 18,068 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Weirton <5>
• Steubenville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steubenville
  • Steubenville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,586 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Steubenville <5>
• East Liverpool
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Liverpool
  • East Liverpool is located in Columbiana County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,498 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Liverpool <5>
• Wintersville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wintersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wintersville
  • Wintersville is located in Jefferson County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,645 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wintersville <5>
• Wellsville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wellsville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsville
  • Wellsville is located in Columbiana County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,272 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsville <5>
• Ohioville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ohioville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohioville
  • Ohioville is located in Beaver County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
• Mingo Junction
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo Junction
  • Mingo Junction is located in Jefferson County (OH)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,185 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingo Junction <5>
• Follansbee
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Follansbee
  • Follansbee is located in Brooke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,669 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Follansbee <5>
• Wellsburg
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellsburg
  • Wellsburg is located in Brooke County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wellsburg <5>
• Midland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Midland have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Midland is located in Beaver County (PA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,440 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midland <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Zalia. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Zalia.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Zalia. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Zalia.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Zalia. See our Newspapers Page for Zalia.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Zalia ...

Looking for more information about Zalia? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Zalia, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Zalia.

Adding Zalia to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Zalia in the GNIS. For more information, see the Referenced GNIS Codes section on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Zalia was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

We also found Zalia on a map titled Rand McNally Map of West Virginia (1911).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Zalia.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Zalia. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/