Oakvale is a town in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States, along the East River.

Oakvale was originally known as "Frenchville" after an early settler, Captain Napoleon French.

It was renamed Oakvale after the dense stands of oak trees that grew in the valley.

West Virginia Route 112 (Ingleside Road) traverses Oakvale, connecting the town with Bluefield to the southwest.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.42 square miles (1.09 km2), all land.

The racial makeup of the town was 97.89% White, 1.41% African American, and 0.70% from two or more races.

There were 9.5% of families and 19.0% of the population living below the poverty line, including 16.0% of under eighteens and 25.0% of those over 64.