Amherstdale, West Virginia

Amherstdale, West Virginia
Census-designated place
Amherstdale post office
Amherstdale post office
Amherstdale is located in West Virginia
Amherstdale
Amherstdale
Amherstdale is located in the United States
Amherstdale
Amherstdale
Coordinates: 37°47′07″N 81°48′33″W / 37.78528°N 81.80917°W / 37.78528; -81.80917
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyLogan
Area
[1]
 • Total3.01 sq mi (7.79 km2)
 • Land2.99 sq mi (7.75 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
896 ft (273 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total350
 • Density117/sq mi (45.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25607
Area codes304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1534919[3]
FIPS code54-01660

Amherstdale is a census-designated place (CDP) in Logan County, West Virginia, United States, situated along Buffalo Creek.[4] The CDP includes the unincorporated communities of Amherstdale, Becco, Fanco, and Braeholm. The CDP population was 350 as of the 2010 census.[2]

Prior to 2010, Amherstdale was part of the Amherstdale-Robinette CDP. Amherstdale has a post office with ZIP code 25607.[5]

Amherstdale was also affected by the Buffalo Creek flood disaster which killed, injured, and left thousands homeless.

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – West Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Amherstdale CDP, West Virginia". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Amherstdale, West Virginia
  4. ^ West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 58. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
  5. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.