Raysal is a census-designated place (CDP) in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Raysal is located along West Virginia Route 83, 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of Bradshaw. Raysal has a post office with ZIP code 24879.[4] As of the 2010 census, its population was 465.[2]
Raysal | |
|---|---|
Census-designated place (CDP) | |
  Raysal Location within the state of West Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 37°20′35″N 81°46′56″W / 37.34306°N 81.78222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | McDowell |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.244 sq mi (3.22 km2) |
| • Land | 1.229 sq mi (3.18 km2) |
| • Water | 0.015 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,201 ft (366 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 465 |
| • Density | 370/sq mi (140/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 24879 |
| Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1555448[3] |
The community's name is an amalgamation of Raymond Salvati, a mining official.[5]
Raysal is on the Norfolk Southern Railway (former Norfolk and Western) network.
References
edit- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Raysal, West Virginia
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 522.
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