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Welcome to South Hills ...

South Hills is located in Kanawha County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for South Hills: S. Hills

South Hills is 920 feet [280 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for South Hills: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named South Hills ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two West Virginia communities named South Hills: This one is located in Kanawha County and the other is located in Monongalia County.

Beyond West Virginia, there are 7 communities that are also named South Hills - they are located in Kentucky, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina and Tennessee (2).

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

Communities near South Hills ...

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

  • South Charleston
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Saint Albans
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Dunbar
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Nitro
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • 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
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Chesapeake
    (10 miles [16.1 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
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Belle
    (9 miles [14.5 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
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Poca
    (12 miles [19.3 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 South Hills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for South Hills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for South Hills ...

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

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 South Hills - 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 South Hills area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the South Hills 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.