Valley Bend is a census-designated place (CDP) in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. Valley Bend is located on U.S. routes 219 and 250, as well as state routes 55 and 92, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northwest of Mill Creek. Valley Bend has a post office with ZIP code 26293.[4] As of the 2010 census, its population was 485.[3]
Valley Bend, West Virginia | |
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Census-designated place (CDP) | |
  Valley Bend, West Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 38°46′18″N 79°55′31″W / 38.77167°N 79.92528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Randolph |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.408 sq mi (3.65 km2) |
| • Land | 1.408 sq mi (3.65 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,028 ft (618 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 485 |
| • Density | 340/sq mi (130/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 26293 |
| Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2652421[2] |
The community was named for a nearby meander in the Tygart Valley River.[5]
References
edit- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Valley Bend, Randolph County, West Virginia
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ 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. 643.
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