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Welcome to Justice ...

Justice is located in Mingo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Justice, you might consider that their post office opened in 1902.

Justice is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Justice: 304 & 681<3>

The ZIP code for Justice: 24851<4>

Communities Also Named Justice ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 5 communities that are also named Justice - they are located in Illinois, Kentucky, Manitoba, North Carolina and Oklahoma.

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

Communities near Justice ...

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

  • Welch
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
    • 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>
  • Logan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Oceana
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Man
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Man is located in Logan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Man
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Man <5>
  • Pineville
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Matewan
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Davy
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Davy is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 324 people
  • Bradshaw
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Iaeger
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Iaeger is located in McDowell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iaeger
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 232 people
  • Uno
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Uno is located in Wyoming County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uno

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Justice ...

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

Adding Justice to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Justice post office opened in 1902.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Justice.

Footnotes ...

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