Kingwood, West Virginia

About Kingwood

Kingwood, WV is a small town located in northeastern West Virginia counting 2,953 people who proudly call it home.

Kingwood holds the status of an incorporated city with its own municipal government. The community covers 2.43 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 1,215 residents per square mile.

📰 Kingwood News Today

• UPDATE: Missing West Virginia teen found in Kingwood WBOY.com · Jul 30
• Community members voice opposition to MARL project at Kingwood public hearing WV News · Jun 12
• John Wells Edwards Obituary | Kingwood Funeral Home and Crematory | Kingwood, WV Tribute Archive · Aug 12
• Schedule - Preston Knights (Kingwood, WV) Football 26-27 MaxPreps · Aug 10
• Morrisey announces $3.4M health funding opportunity The Intermountain · Jun 3

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Kingwood Unique

• The only place in America named Kingwood — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• Positioned in northeastern West Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of West Virginia — one of 439 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Kingwood

• Pizza Hut — pizza
• Fox's Pizza Den — pizza
• Monroe's
• New China Restaurant — chinese
• Rosemary's Thyme — mexican
• The Hitching Post Steakhouse and Saloon — american

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Kingwood

• Brown's Park reviews ★
• Commuity Soccer Fields reviews ★
• Kingwood City Park reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in Kingwood

• Central Preston Middle School
• Kingwood Elementary
• Preston High School

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Preston Memorial Hospital · 24/7 ER · Critical Access Hospitals

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Kingwood

🏘️ Nearby Communities