Valley Head, West Virginia

About Valley Head

Set in the eastern part of West Virginia, Valley Head is a small unincorporated community.

Valley Head holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.97 square miles.

📰 Valley Head News Today

• Former Valley Head residents reunite for 40th anniversary homecoming celebration WDTV 5 · May 22
• Valley Head, WV Weather Radar WeatherBug · Sep 18
• Raymond Richard Foreback Obituary Mar 28, 2026 asturner.com · Mar 28
• Former Valley Head residents reunite for 40th anniversary homecoming celebration WDTV 5 · May 23
• Lester Keith Arbogast The Intermountain · Jul 20

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Valley Head Unique

• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in eastern 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 13 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Valley Head

• Beckys Creek Wildlife Management Area reviews ★
• Slaty Fork Wildlife Management Area · Nature reserve reviews ★

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Valley Head

🏘️ Nearby Communities