Tad, West Virginia

Coordinates: 38°20′00″N 81°29′39″W / 38.33333°N 81.49417°W / 38.33333; -81.49417
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Tad, West Virginia
Tad is located in West Virginia
Tad
Tad
Tad is located in the United States
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Tad
Coordinates: 38°20′00″N 81°29′39″W / 38.33333°N 81.49417°W / 38.33333; -81.49417
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyKanawha
Elevation
650 ft (200 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25201
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1547870[1]

Tad is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Tad is 7.5 miles (12.1 km) east of Charleston. Tad has a post office with ZIP code 25201.[1][2]

An early postmaster gave the community the name of his son, Talmadge "Tad" Dunlap.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Tad". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  3. ^ 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. 618.