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Welcome to Edgewood Acres ...

Edgewood Acres is located in Kanawha County<1>.

Edgewood Acres is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Edgewood Acres: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Edgewood Acres ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Edgewood Acres - they are located in Georgia, Mississippi and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Edgewood Acres ...

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

  • South Charleston
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Saint Albans
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Dunbar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Nitro
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Nitro is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nitro
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,285 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nitro <4>
  • Winfield
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Eleanor
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Chesapeake
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Chesapeake is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chesapeake
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,393 people
  • Marmet
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Belle
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Belle is located in Kanawha County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belle
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,108 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belle <4>
  • Clendenin
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Edgewood Acres ...

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

Footnotes ...

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