Rio, West Virginia

Rio
Unincorporated community
Rio Show map of West Virginia Rio Show map of the US Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 39°8′18″N 78°40′12″W / 39.13833°N 78.67000°W / 39.13833; -78.67000Coordinates: 39°8′18″N 78°40′12″W / 39.13833°N 78.67000°W / 39.13833; -78.67000
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Hampshire
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS feature ID	1545756

Rio (pronounced RYE-O) is an unincorporated community in southern Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Rio is located just north of the Hardy County line at the crossroads of Augusta-Ford Hill Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 53) and Delray Road (West Virginia Route 29) in the North River Valley. According to the 2000 census, the Rio community has a population of 154.

The community most likely was named for the nearby North River, rio meaning "river" in Spanish.