Point Pleasant, West Virginia

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Point Pleasant, West Virginia
City
Point Pleasant (foreground) at the confluence of the Kanawha and Ohio Rivers. Gallipolis, Ohio is in the background right while Henderson, West Virginia is on the left.
Point Pleasant (foreground) at the confluence of the Kanawha and Ohio Rivers. Gallipolis, Ohio is in the background right while Henderson, West Virginia is on the left.
Flag of Point Pleasant, West Virginia
Flag
Location of Point Pleasant in Mason County, West Virginia.
Location of Point Pleasant in Mason County, West Virginia.
Coordinates: 38°51′27″N 82°7′43″W / 38.85750°N 82.12861°W / 38.85750; -82.12861
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMason
Government
 • MayorBrian Billings[1]
Area
[2]
 • Total3.09 sq mi (8.02 km2)
 • Land2.42 sq mi (6.26 km2)
 • Water0.68 sq mi (1.76 km2)
Elevation
568 ft (173 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total4,101
 • Estimate 
(2021)[3]
4,031
 • Density1,681.29/sq mi (649.10/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25550
Area code304
FIPS code54-64708[4]
GNIS feature ID1555381[5]
Websitewww.ptpleasantwv.org
Tourists at the monument of the Battle of Point Pleasant in Tu-Endie-Wei State Park.
A replica of Fort Randolph, a fort from the American Revolutionary War. The town of Point Pleasant was built on the site of the original fort, and so the rebuilt fort was located nearby.

Point Pleasant is a city in and the county seat of Mason County, West Virginia, United States,[6] at the confluence of the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers. The population was 4,101 at the 2020 census.[3] It is the principal city of the Point Pleasant micropolitan area extending into Ohio. The town is best known for the Mothman, a purported humanoid creature reportedly sighted in the area that has become a part of West Virginia folklore.

  1. ^ "Ward, Government - Point Pleasant, WV". cityofpointpleasant.org. Retrieved December 26, 2019.
  2. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  5. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  6. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.