Athens, WV -- U.S. town in West Virginia Population (2000): 1102 Housing Units (2000): 414 Land area (2000): 0.432241 sq. miles (1.119498 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.432241 sq. miles (1.119498 sq. km) FIPS code: 03292 Located within: West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54 Location: 37.423849 N, 81.013363 W ZIP Codes (1990): 24712 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Athens, WV Athens