Welcome to Levels ...
Levels is located in Hampshire County<1>.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Levels, you might consider that their post office opened in 1890.
Levels is 1,180 feet [360 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Levels lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Levels: 304 & 681<3>
Communities Also Named Levels ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Levels - it's located in North Carolina.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Levels.
Communities near Levels ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Levels.
- Cumberland
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Romney
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Carpendale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpendale have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpendale
- Carpendale is located in Mineral County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 900 people
- Ridgeley
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Paw Paw
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Capon Bridge
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Higginsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Higginsville. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Higginsville
- Higginsville is located in Hampshire County
- Points
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Points
- Points is located in Hampshire County
- Keifers
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Keifers. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keifers
- Keifers is located in Allegany County (MD)
- Oldtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
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 Levels. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Levels.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Levels. 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 Levels.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Levels. See our Newspapers Page for Levels.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Levels ...
Looking for more information about Levels? 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 Levels, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Levels.
Adding Levels to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Levels 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 for Levels was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>
From that list, the Levels post office opened in 1890.
We also found Levels in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Levels.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Hampshire, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Levels - 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 Levels area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Levels 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. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at:
https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |