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Welcome to West Pea Ridge ...

West Pea Ridge is located in Cabell County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Pea Ridge: W. Pea Rdg. (or less commonly used: W. Pea Rdge. or W. Pea Ridg.)

West Pea Ridge is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for West Pea Ridge: 304 & 681<3>

Communities near West Pea Ridge ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near West Pea Ridge.

  • Huntington
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Ashland
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Ashland is located in Boyd County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,070 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ashland <4>
  • Hurricane
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • South Point
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Kenova
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Milton
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Coal Grove
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
    • Coal Grove is located in Lawrence County (OH)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Grove
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,048 people
  • Catlettsburg
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Wayne
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Ceredo
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Pea Ridge ...

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

Footnotes ...

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