French Creek, West Virginia

French Creek
French Creek is located in West Virginia
French Creek
French Creek
Location within the state of West Virginia
French Creek is located in the United States
French Creek
French Creek
French Creek (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°53′8″N 80°17′50″W / 38.88556°N 80.29722°W / 38.88556; -80.29722
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyUpshur
Elevation
1,460 ft (450 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
26218[1]
GNIS feature ID1554511[2]

French Creek is an unincorporated community in Upshur County, West Virginia, United States.[2]

French Creek is 9½ miles south of the county seat, Buckhannon, on West Virginia Route 20. It is home to the West Virginia State Wildlife Center — formerly the "French Creek Game Farm" — a zoological park featuring native and introduced fauna. Popular exhibits at the center include American bison, North American river otters, black bears and mountain lions.

  1. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  2. ^ a b "French Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.