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Coordinates: 39°20′42″N 80°19′04″W / 39.34500°N 80.31778°W / 39.34500; -80.31778
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'''Spelter''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Harrison County, West Virginia|Harrison County]], [[West Virginia]], United States. Spelter is {{convert|4.5|mi|km}} north of [[Clarksburg, West Virginia|Clarksburg]]. Spelter has a [[post office]] with [[ZIP code]] 26438.<ref>[http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=26438&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup]</ref> As of the [[United States Census, 2010|2010 census]], its population was 346.<ref name="GR8" />
'''Spelter''' is a [[census-designated place]] (CDP) in [[Harrison County, West Virginia|Harrison County]], [[West Virginia]], United States. Spelter is {{convert|4.5|mi|km}} north of [[Clarksburg, West Virginia|Clarksburg]]. Spelter has a [[post office]] with [[ZIP code]] 26438.<ref>[http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=26438&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup]</ref> As of the [[United States Census, 2010|2010 census]], its population was 346.<ref name="GR8" />


An early variant name was Zeising.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kenny|first=Hamill|title=West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015009099824;view=1up;seq=721;size=125|year=1945|publisher=The Place Name Press|location=Piedmont, WV|page=697}}</ref>
An early variant name was Ziesing.<ref>{{cite book|last=Kenny|first=Hamill|title=West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains|url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015009099824;view=1up;seq=721;size=125|year=1945|publisher=The Place Name Press|location=Piedmont, WV|page=697}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 18:30, 4 April 2018

Spelter, West Virginia
Census-designated place
Spelter is located in West Virginia
Spelter
Spelter
Spelter is located in the United States
Spelter
Spelter
Coordinates: 39°20′42″N 80°19′04″W / 39.34500°N 80.31778°W / 39.34500; -80.31778
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyHarrison
Area
[1]
 • Total0.495 sq mi (1.28 km2)
 • Land0.495 sq mi (1.28 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
1,007 ft (307 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total346
 • Density700/sq mi (270/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
26438
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1555681[3]

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]

An early variant name was Ziesing.[5]

References

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spelter, West Virginia
  4. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  5. ^ 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.


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