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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  • Type: City with 6,930 residents
  • Description: city in West Virginia, United States
  • Also known as: “Elkins (Virginia Occidental)”, “Elkins, Tây Virginia”, “Elkins, West Virginia”, “Elkins, WV”, “Joans Friends”, “Jonas Friends”, “Leadsville”, “Leeds Village”, “Leedsville”, “厄爾金斯”, and “埃爾金斯”
  • Postal code: 26241

Places of Interest

Highlights: Davis and Elkins Historic District and West Virginia Railroad Museum.

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.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States.

Locality
Elkins is a city in , United States, and its county seat.

Elkins

Latitude
38.9259° or 38° 55′ 33″ north
Longitude
-79.8467° or 79° 50′ 48″ west
Population
6,930
Elevation
1,926 feet (587 metres)
IATA airport code
EKN
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.
  • Arabic: “إلكينز”
  • Basque: “Elkins”
  • Catalan: “Elkins”
  • Cebuano: “Elkins”
  • Chechen: “Элкинс (Малхбузен Вирджини)”
  • Chechen: “Элкинс”
  • Chinese: “埃尔金斯 (西维珍尼亚州)”
  • Chinese: “埃尔金斯”
  • Chinese: “埃爾金斯 (西維珍尼亞州)”
  • Czech: “Elkins”
  • Dagbani: “Elkins”
  • Danish: “Elkins”
  • Dutch: “Elkins”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “الكينز”
  • French: “Elkins”
  • German: “Elkins”
  • Gilaki: “الکینز (ويرجينيا)”
  • Gilaki: “الکینز”
  • Greek: “Έλκινς”
  • Hungarian: “Elkins”
  • Irish: “Elkins”
  • Italian: “Elkins”
  • Japanese: “エルキンズ”
  • Ladin: “Elkins”
  • Malagasy: “Elkins, West Virginia”
  • Malagasy: “Elkins”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Elkins”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Elkins”
  • Norwegian: “Elkins”
  • Persian: “الکینس، ویرجینیای غربی”
  • Persian: “الکینس”
  • Polish: “Elkins”
  • Portuguese: “Elkins”
  • Russian: “Элкинс”
  • Serbian: “Елкинс”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Elkins, West Virginia”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Elkins”
  • Slovak: “Elkins”
  • South Azerbaijani: “الکینز، باتی ویرجینیا”
  • Spanish: “Elkins”
  • Swedish: “Elkins, West Virginia”
  • Swedish: “Elkins”
  • Tatar: “Элкинс (Көнбатыш Вирджиния)”
  • Tatar: “Элкинс”
  • Ukrainian: “Елкінс”
  • Urdu: “ایلکنز، ویسٹ ورجینیا”
  • Vietnamese: “Elkins, West Virginia”
  • Vietnamese: “Elkins”
  • Volapük: “Elkins”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Elkins, West Virginia”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Elkins”
  • Welsh: “Elkins, Gorllewin Virginia”
  • Welsh: “Elkins”

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Places to explore: Harpertown and Leadsville.

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