Welcome to Paint Bank ...
Paint Bank is located in Craig County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Paint Bank, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.
Paint Bank is 1,840 feet [561 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Paint Bank lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Paint Bank: 540 & 826<3>
The ZIP code for Paint Bank: 24131<4>
Communities near Paint Bank ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Paint Bank.
- Lewisburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- White Sulphur Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ronceverte
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Union
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Union is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Population from the 2020 Census: 539 people
- New Castle
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hollywood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Hollywood is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollywood
- Abbott
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Abbott is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Abbott
- Hillsdale
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Hillsdale is located in Monroe County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsdale
- Tuckahoe
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Tuckahoe is located in Greenbrier County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckahoe
- Simmonsville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Simmonsville is located in Craig County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Simmonsville
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 Paint Bank. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Paint Bank.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Paint Bank. 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 Paint Bank.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Paint Bank. See our Newspapers Page for Paint Bank.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Paint Bank ...
Looking for more information about Paint Bank? 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Paint Bank, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Paint Bank.
Adding Paint Bank to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Paint Bank in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.
From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Paint Bank was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>
From that list, the Paint Bank post office opened in 1875.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Paint Bank.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Virginia's counties, including Craig, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Paint Bank - 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 540 code has been Overlayed with the 826 area code. New phone numbers in the Paint Bank area will be assigned with one of these codes: 540 or 826. As a result, placing a call in the Paint Bank area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Paint Bank). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Paint Bank or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |