Pond Gap, West Virginia

Pond Gap, West Virginia
Pond Gap is located in West Virginia
Pond Gap
Pond Gap
Location within West Virginia
Pond Gap is located in the United States
Pond Gap
Pond Gap
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 38°16′41″N 81°16′43″W / 38.27806°N 81.27861°W / 38.27806; -81.27861
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyKanawha
Elevation
1,070 ft (330 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25160
Area codes304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1545129[1]

Pond Gap is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Pond Gap is 7 miles (11 km) north-northeast of Smithers. Pond Gap has a post office with ZIP code 25160.[2]

The community was so named on account of there being a pond and mountain pass near the original town site.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Pond Gap". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 24, 2026.
  2. ↑ ZIP Code Lookup
  3. ↑ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 500.