Levels, West Virginia

Levels is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. According to the 2000 census, the Levels community has a population of 147.[2] It is home to John J. Cornwell Elementary School.

Levels, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Levels United Methodist Church
Levels
Levels
Coordinates: 39°29′4″N 78°33′13″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyHampshire
Population
 (2000)
 • Total147
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
25431
GNIS feature ID1541801[1]

The community was so named on account of the relatively level original town site.[3] Levels was originally known as Levels Cross Roads because of its location at the intersection of four roads in north-central Hampshire County: Bright's Hollow Road (County Route 5/5) north to Okonoko, Little Cacapon-Levels Road (County Route 3/3) southeast to Slanesville, Jersey Mountain Road (County Route 5) south to Romney, and Frenches Station Road (County Route 5/7) northwest to South Branch Depot.

Notable residents

Churches
  • Church of the Brethren
    • Capon Chapel Church of the Brethren, Little Cacapon-Levels Road (CR 3/3)
    • Oak Grove Church of the Brethren, Jersey Mountain Road (CR 5)
  • Methodist
    • Levels United Methodist Church, Jersey Mountain Road (CR 5)

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Levels, West Virginia
  2. Levels, West Virginia ZIP code profile Archived 2004-11-27 at the Wayback Machine, DownloadZIPCode.com Archived 2005-12-30 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 2008-01-19.
  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. 369.
Levels Family Store and Post Office


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