| Ridgeview, West Virginia | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Ridgeview, West Virginia  Ridgeview, West Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 38°08′18″N81°45′34″W / 38.13833°N 81.75944°W Coordinates: 38°08′18″N81°45′34″W / 38.13833°N 81.75944°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Boone |
| Elevation | 797 ft (243 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 25169 |
| Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1545579 [1] |
Ridgeview is an unincorporated community in Boone County, West Virginia, United States. Ridgeview is 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Madison. Ridgeview has a post office with ZIP code 25169. [2]
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.
Boone County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 24,629. Its county seat is Madison. The county was formed in 1847 from parts of Kanawha, Cabell, and Logan Counties and named for Daniel Boone, noted hunter and explorer, whose home was in the Great Kanawha Valley from 1789 to 1795.
West Virginia is a state located in the Appalachian region in the Southern United States and is also considered to be a part of the Middle Atlantic States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania to the north, Maryland to the east and northeast, Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, and Ohio to the northwest. West Virginia is the 41st largest state by area, and is ranked 38th in population. The capital and largest city is Charleston.
