Covel, West Virginia

About Covel

Set in the southern part of West Virginia, Covel is a small unincorporated community.

Officially, Covel is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.21 square miles.

📰 Covel News Today

• Lindo Granville Thornton jtmorriss.com · May 29
• Biologist suggests origin for strange name of this West Virginia stream West Virginia Explorer · Feb 18
• Covel, WV Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Sep 12
• Woman Underground - How One W.Va. Miner Found Family and Fatherly Connection In Coal West Virginia Public Broadcasting · Sep 13
• LATEST: Final suspect arrested in connection to Wyoming County shooting WVNS · Jun 26

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What Makes Covel Unique

• The only place in America named Covel — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.21 sq mi.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southern West Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.

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