Red Jacket, West Virginia

Red Jacket, West Virginia
Red Jacket post office
Red Jacket post office
Location of Red Jacket, West Virginia
Location of Red Jacket, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°38′50″N 82°8′16″W / 37.64722°N 82.13778°W / 37.64722; -82.13778
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMingo
Area
 • Total5.3 sq mi (13.6 km2)
 • Land5.3 sq mi (13.6 km2)
 • Water0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation
794 ft (242 m)
Population
 • Total581
 • Density110/sq mi (43/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25692
Area code304
FIPS code54-67396[3]
GNIS feature ID1545454[4]

Red Jacket is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 581 at the 2010 census.[2] The community was named for Red Jacket, a Seneca chief.[5]

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. 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, West Virginia: The Place Name Press. p. 524.