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Welcome to Price Hill ...

Price Hill is primarily located in Raleigh County<1>. A portion of Price Hill extends into Fayette County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Price Hill, you might consider that their post office opened in 1907.

Price Hill is 2,060 feet [628 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Price Hill: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Price Hill ...

While we believe that this Price Hill is located in Raleigh County, we know of another 2 West Virginia communities named Price Hill. Those communities are located in the following counties: Boone and Monongalia County.

Beyond West Virginia, there are 4 communities that are also named Price Hill - they are located in Ohio and Virginia.

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

Communities near Price Hill ...

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

  • Beckley
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Oak Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Fayetteville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Ansted
    (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Mabscott
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Mabscott is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabscott
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,251 people
  • Sophia
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Gauley Bridge
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Whitesville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
    • Whitesville is located in Boone County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 416 people
    • Former names for Whitesville:
    • Jarrods Valley
    • Pritchard City
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitesville <4>
  • Meadow Bridge
    (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
    • Meadow Bridge is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bridge
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 344 people
  • Lester
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Lester is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 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 Price Hill. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Price Hill.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Price Hill ...

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

Adding Price Hill to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Price Hill 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 Price Hill was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Price Hill post office opened in 1907. The Price Hill post office closed in 1955.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Price Hill.

Footnotes ...

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