Ripley, WV -- U.S. city in West Virginia Population (2000): 3263 Housing Units (2000): 1543 Land area (2000): 3.089160 sq. miles (8.000888 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.089160 sq. miles (8.000888 sq. km) FIPS code: 68596 Located within: West Virginia (WV), FIPS 54 Location: 38.821078 N, 81.714264 W ZIP Codes (1990): 25271 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Ripley, WV Ripley