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Welcome to Covel ...

Covel is located in Wyoming County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Covel, you might consider that their post office opened in 1921.

Covel is 1,920 feet [585 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Covel: 304 & 681<3>

The ZIP code for Covel: 24719<4>

Communities Also Named Covel ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Covel - it's located in Illinois.

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

Communities near Covel ...

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

  • Bluefield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Princeton
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Bluefield
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Welch
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Welch is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welch
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,575 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Welch <5>
  • Mullens
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Sophia
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Athens
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Gary
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Gary is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 759 people
  • Pineville
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pocahontas
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Pocahontas is located in Tazewell County (VA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 348 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 Covel. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Covel.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Covel ...

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

Adding Covel to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Covel post office opened in 1921.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Covel.

Footnotes ...

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