Elkins

Elkins is a city of 7,000 people in Randolph County, . It is home to Davis & Elkins College, a small private college. Because of its size and convenient location, you'll likely want to use Elkins as a base to get to a variety of nearby sights and attractions.
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  • City with about 6,930 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 1,930 feet (590 metres)
  • …has the IATA airport code EKN
  • Description: city in West Virginia, United States
  • Postal code: 26241
  • Also known as
    “Elkins, West Virginia”
    “Elkins, WV”
    “Joans Friends”
    “Jonas Friends”
    “Leadsville”
    “Leeds Village”
    “Leedsville”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Davis and Elkins Historic District and West Virginia Railroad Museum.
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Heritage site
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Museum
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Courthouse
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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Canfield and Bruxton.
Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States.
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Locality
Elkins is a city in , United States, and its county seat.

Elkins

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Latitude
38.9259° or 38° 55′ 33″ north
Longitude
-79.8467° or 79° 50′ 48″ west
Open location code
87C2W5G3+98
Open­Street­Map ID
node 157569968
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­city
Geo­Names ID
4805033
Wiki­data ID
Q952594

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Elkins” goes by many names.
إلكينزArabic
ElkinsBasque
ElkinsCatalan
ElkinsCebuano
ЭлкинсChechen
Элкинс (Малхбузен Вирджини)Chechen
厄爾金斯Chinese
埃尔金斯Chinese
埃尔金斯 (西维珍尼亚州)Chinese
埃爾金斯Chinese
埃爾金斯 (西維珍尼亞州)Chinese
ElkinsCzech
ElkinsDagbani
ElkinsDanish
ElkinsDutch
الكينزEgyptian Arabic
ElkinsFrench
ElkinsGerman
الکینزGilaki
الکینز (ويرجينيا)Gilaki
ΈλκινςGreek
ElkinsHungarian
ElkinsIrish
ElkinsItalian
エルキンズJapanese
ElkinsLadin
ElkinsMalagasy
Elkins, West VirginiaMalagasy
ElkinsMin Nan Chinese
ElkinsNorwegian
ElkinsNorwegian Bokmål
الکینسPersian
الکینس، ویرجینیای غربیPersian
ElkinsPolish
ElkinsPortuguese
ЭлкинсRussian
ЕлкинсSerbian
ElkinsSerbo-Croatian
Elkins, West VirginiaSerbo-Croatian
ElkinsSlovak
الکینز، باتی ویرجینیاSouth Azerbaijani
ElkinsSpanish
Elkins (Virginia Occidental)Spanish
ElkinsSwedish
Elkins, West VirginiaSwedish
ЭлкинсTatar
Элкинс (Көнбатыш Вирджиния)Tatar
ЕлкінсUkrainian
ایلکنز، ویسٹ ورجینیاUrdu
ElkinsVietnamese
Elkins, Tây VirginiaVietnamese
Elkins, West VirginiaVietnamese
ElkinsVolapük
ElkinsWaray (Philippines)
Elkins, West VirginiaWaray (Philippines)
ElkinsWelsh
Elkins, Gorllewin VirginiaWelsh

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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