Durbin, West Virginia

Durbin, West Virginia
Main Street commercial district
Main Street commercial district
Location of Durbin in Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
Location of Durbin in Pocahontas County, West Virginia.
Coordinates: 38°32′50″N 79°49′41″W / 38.54722°N 79.82806°W / 38.54722; -79.82806
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyPocahontas
Area
 • Total0.57 sq mi (1.48 km2)
 • Land0.57 sq mi (1.48 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation2,738 ft (835 m)
Population
 • Total235
 • Estimate 
(2021)[3]
240
 • Density513.99/sq mi (198.44/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
26264
Area code304
FIPS code54-22852[4]
GNIS feature ID1550996[2]
Websitehttps://www.welcometodurbinwv.com/

Durbin is a town in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 235 at the 2020 census.[3]

The town was named in 1895 in honor of Charles R. Durbin Sr, the Grafton, WV bank official responsible for lending funds to John T. McGraw to purchase the site of the town in 1890.[5]

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Durbin, West Virginia
  3. ^ a b c Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 3, 2022. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  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. 219.