Northfork, West Virginia

Northfork, West Virginia
Looking north on Coal Heritage Road in Northfork
Nickname: 
Northfork Blue Demons
Location of Northfork in McDowell County, West Virginia.
Northfork, West Virginia
Northfork, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°25′0″N 81°25′54″W / 37.41667°N 81.43167°W / 37.41667; -81.43167
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMcDowell
Government
 • MayorCarol Sizemore
 • Council MembersMike Capparelli, Latonia Foster, Bernie Shupe, Curtis Spencer, Robert White Town Recorder: Gary L. Dove
Area
 • Total
0.97 sq mi (2.50 km2)
 • Land0.97 sq mi (2.50 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
1,686 ft (514 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
231
 • Density348.7/sq mi (134.64/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
24868
Area code304
FIPS code54-59428
GNIS feature ID1544237
Websitelocal.wv.gov/northfork/Pages/default.aspx

Northfork is a town in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States, located on U.S. Route 52 between Welch and Bluefield.

The population was 231 at the 2020 census. Northfork was incorporated in 1901, so named because of its location on the north fork of the Elkhorn Creek at its junction with the south fork. It was consolidated with the town of Clark on March 26, 1948.