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Welcome to Wymps Gap ...

Wymps Gap is located in Preston County<1>.

Wymps Gap is 2,010 feet [613 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for Wymps Gap: 304 & 681<3>

Communities Also Named Wymps Gap ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Wymps Gap - it's located in Pennsylvania.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Wymps Gap.

Communities near Wymps Gap ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Wymps Gap.

  • Morgantown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Uniontown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Westover
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Masontown
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Granville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Granville is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,156 people
  • Kingwood
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Star City
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Star City is located in Monongalia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,984 people
  • Fairchance
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Point Marion
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Dunbar
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
    • Dunbar is located in Fayette County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunbar
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 966 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunbar <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Wymps Gap ...

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

Footnotes ...

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