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Revision as of 22:08, 9 March 2021

Dry Fork, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Dry Fork, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Dry Fork, West Virginia
Dry Fork, West Virginia
Dry Fork, West Virginia is located in the United States
Dry Fork, West Virginia
Dry Fork, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°58′07″N 79°30′10″W / 38.96861°N 79.50278°W / 38.96861; -79.50278
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRandolph and Tucker
Elevation
2,205 ft (672 m)
Population
 (2010)[1]
 • Total781
 • Density6/sq mi (2/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
26263
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1554331[2]

Dry Fork is an unincorporated community in Randolph County and Tucker County, West Virginia, USA. It is located along West Virginia Route 32 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north-northeast of Harman. Dry Fork has a post office with ZIP code 26263.[3]

The community takes its name from nearby Dry Fork Cheat River.[4] It is near the Dolly Sods Wilderness.

References

  1. ^ "Population by County Subdivision in ZIP Code 26260". Statistical Atlas. Retrieved March 09, 2021. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  2. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  3. ^ ZIP Code Lookup Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ 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. 215.


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