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Welcome to Windy Gap ...

Windy Gap is located in Greene County<1>.

Windy Gap is 1,440 feet [439 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Windy Gap: 412, 724 & 878<3>

Communities Also Named Windy Gap ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Windy Gap - it's located in North Carolina.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Windy Gap.

Communities near Windy Gap ...

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

  • Moundsville
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Waynesburg
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Shadyside
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Mannington
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • McMechen
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • McMechen is located in Marshall County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMechen
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,665 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for McMechen <4>
  • Powhatan Point
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Glen Dale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Cameron
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Cameron is located in Marshall County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cameron
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 828 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cameron <4>
  • Triadelphia
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Fairview
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Fairview is located in Marion County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairview
    • Estimated population in 2021: 373 people

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 Windy Gap. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Windy Gap.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Windy Gap. 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 Windy Gap.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Windy Gap ...

Looking for more information about Windy Gap? 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 Windy Gap, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Windy Gap.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties, including Greene, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Windy Gap - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 412 code has been Overlayed with one of the following codes: 724 or 878. New phone numbers in the Windy Gap area will be assigned with one of these codes: 412, 724 or 878. As a result, placing a call in the Windy Gap area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.