Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia

Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia
Census-designated place
Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°46′14″N82°11′56″W / 38.77056°N 82.19889°W / 38.77056; -82.19889
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Mason
Area [1]
• Total	2.771 sq mi (7.18 km2)
• Land	2.275 sq mi (5.89 km2)
• Water	0.496 sq mi (1.28 km2)
Elevation	594 ft (181 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	735
• Density	270/sq mi (100/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	25515
Area codes	304 & 681
GNIS feature ID	1554524 [2]

Gallipolis Ferry is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mason County, West Virginia, United States. It is situated on the Ohio River along West Virginia Route 2. As of the 2020 census, its population was 735 (down from 817 at the 2010 census). ^{[3] [4]} It is the site of the Robert C. Byrd Locks & Dam on the Ohio. The community was named for the fact a ferry once provided service between the town site and nearby Gallipolis, Ohio. ^[5]

The community is part of the Point Pleasant, WV–OH Micropolitan Statistical Area.

References

1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gallipolis Ferry, West Virginia
3. "Census Bureau profile: Gallipolis Ferry CDP, West Virginia". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
4. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 14, 2011.
5. 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. 258.

38°46′14″N82°11′56″W / 38.77056°N 82.19889°W / 38.77056; -82.19889