Elkins: facts

At a glance

• Country: United States
• Region: West Virginia
• Administrative status: seat of a second-order administrative division (GeoNames code PPLA2)
• Population: approximately 7,226
• Coordinates: 38.9259° N, 79.8467° W
• Time zone: America/New_York (UTC-05:00 standard, UTC-04:00 daylight saving time)
• Currency: Dollar (USD)
• Distance to the capital, Washington: 243 km (151 mi), straight line

Getting there

• North Central West Virginia Airport (CKB): 53 km (33 mi), straight line
• Morgantown Municipal Airport Walter L. (Bill) Hart Field (MGW): 80 km (50 mi), straight line
• Shenandoah Valley Regional Airport (SHD): 111 km (69 mi), straight line

Nearby

• Parsons: 24 km (15 mi)
• Philippi: 30 km (19 mi)
• Buckhannon: 34 km (21 mi)
• Grafton: 48 km (30 mi)
• Franklin: 55 km (34 mi)
• Nearest place with over 100,000 inhabitants: Pittsburgh, 169 km (105 mi)