Frost, West Virginia

Frost, West Virginia
Frost, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Frost, West Virginia
Location within the state of West Virginia
Frost, West Virginia is located in the United States
Frost, West Virginia
Frost, West Virginia (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°16′14″N 79°52′50″W / 38.27056°N 79.88056°W / 38.27056; -79.88056
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyPocahontas
Elevation2,585 ft (788 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
24940
Area code304/681
GNIS feature ID1554516

Frost is an unincorporated community in eastern Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Frost is also home to Mountain Quest Institute.

The highly elevated townsite experiences frequent frost conditions, hence the name.[2]

  1. ^ "Frost". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ 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. 256.