Welcome to Kingwood ...The city of Kingwood is located in Preston County<1> and is the County Seat for Preston County. While we don't have a date for the founding of Kingwood, you might consider that their post office opened in 1870. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Kingwood has a population of 3,054 people<2> (see below for details). Kingwood is 1,790 feet [546 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Kingwood lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Kingwood: 304 & 681<4> The ZIP code for Kingwood: 26537<5> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Kingwood had an population of 3,054 people. This is an increase of 3.91% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 3.74% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Kingwood had a population of 2,939 people (or 8.76% of the total population of Preston County). This makes Kingwood the county's most populous community. The population of Kingwood represents 0.16% of the total population of West Virginia (which has 1,852,994 people), making it the state's 43rd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 2,939 people, the population of Kingwood has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 2,944 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Kingwood. Communities Also Named Kingwood ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Kingwood - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania (2), Texas and Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Kingwood. Communities near Kingwood ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Kingwood.
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 Kingwood. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Kingwood. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Kingwood. 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 Kingwood. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Kingwood. Our list includes 4 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Kingwood. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Kingwood ...Looking for more information about Kingwood? 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 Kingwood, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Kingwood. Adding Kingwood to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Kingwood 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 Kingwood was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870). For more details, see References and Mentions for Kingwood. Footnotes ...
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