Spelter is a census-designated place (CDP) in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States. Spelter is 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north of Clarksburg. Spelter has a post office with ZIP code 26438.[4] As of the 2010 census, its population was 346.[2]
Spelter, West Virginia | |
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Coordinates: 39°20′42″N 80°19′04″W / 39.34500°N 80.31778°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Harrison |
Area | |
• Total | 0.495 sq mi (1.28 km2) |
• Land | 0.495 sq mi (1.28 km2) |
• Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
Elevation | 1,007 ft (307 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 346 |
• Density | 700/sq mi (270/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 26438 |
Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
GNIS feature ID | 1555681[3] |
An early variant name was Ziesing.[5]
References
edit- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spelter, 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. 697.