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Valley Bend, Randolph County, West Virginia

Coordinates: 38°46′18″N 79°55′31″W / 38.77167°N 79.92528°W / 38.77167; -79.92528
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Valley Bend, West Virginia
Census-designated place
Valley Bend is located in West Virginia
Valley Bend
Valley Bend
Valley Bend is located in the United States
Valley Bend
Valley Bend
Coordinates: 38°46′18″N 79°55′31″W / 38.77167°N 79.92528°W / 38.77167; -79.92528
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRandolph
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.408 sq mi (3.65 km2)
 • Land1.408 sq mi (3.65 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
[2]
2,028 ft (618 m)
Population
 (2010)[3]
 • Total
485
 • Density340/sq mi (130/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
26293
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID2652421[2]

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]

The community was named for a nearby meander in the Tygart Valley River.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Archived from the original on August 24, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Valley Bend, Randolph County, West Virginia
  3. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Archived from the original on December 18, 2014. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  4. ^ "ZIP Code Lookup". Archived from the original on June 15, 2011. Retrieved August 6, 2011.
  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. 643.


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