Frankford, West Virginia

Frankford is an unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. Frankford is located on U.S. Route 219, south of Falling Spring and north of Maxwelton. Frankford has a post office with ZIP code 24938.^[2]

Frankford, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 37°55′30″N 80°23′04″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Greenbrier
Elevation	2,198 ft (670 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	24938
Area code(s)	304 & 681
GNIS feature ID	1554502[1]

Frankford is the home of Frankford Elementary School and the Frankford Volunteer Fire Department.

The community derives its name from Frank Ludington, the original owner of the town site.^[3] Located near Frankford is Homeplace, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007.^[4]

Notable people

• Alice Mary Dowd (1855–1943), educator, author
• Alexander F. Mathews, West Virginia banker.
• Henry M. Mathews, fifth governor of West Virginia.^[5]