Pickens, West Virginia | |
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Census-designated place (CDP) | |
  Pickens, West Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 38°39′18″N 80°12′42″W / 38.65500°N 80.21167°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Randolph |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.031 sq mi (5.26 km2) |
| • Land | 2.031 sq mi (5.26 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,687 ft (819 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 66 |
| • Density | 32/sq mi (13/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 26230 |
| Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1544793[2] |
Pickens is a census-designated place (CDP) in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. Pickens is 13 miles (21 km) west-southwest of Huttonsville. It is the home of the Cunningham-Roberts Museum. Pickens has a post office with ZIP code 26230.[4] As of the 2010 census, its population was 66.[3]
Pickens had its start in 1892 when the railroad was extended to that point.[5] The community was named after James Pickens, Jr., the original owner of the town site.[5]
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pickens, West Virginia
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ a b 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. 485.