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Welcome to Berkeley Springs ...

Berkeley Springs is located in Morgan County<1> and is the County Seat for Morgan County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Berkeley Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1802.

A typical abbreviation for Berkeley Springs: Berkeley Spgs. (or less commonly used: Berkeley Spngs. or Berkeley Sprngs.)

Berkeley Springs is 600 feet [183 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Berkeley Springs: 304 & 681<3>

The ZIP code for Berkeley Springs: 25411<4>

Communities near Berkeley Springs ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Berkeley Springs. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Berkeley Springs.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Berkeley Springs ...

Looking for more information about Berkeley Springs? 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 Berkeley Springs, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Berkeley Springs.

Adding Berkeley Springs to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Berkeley Springs 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 Berkeley Springs was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Berkeley Springs post office opened in 1802.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Berkeley Springs.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Morgan, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Berkeley Springs - 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 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Berkeley Springs area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Berkeley Springs 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 Berkeley Springs). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Berkeley Springs 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/