Durbin, West Virginia | |
|---|---|
 Main Street commercial district | |
 Location of Durbin in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. | |
| Coordinates: 38°32′50″N 79°49′41″W / 38.54722°N 79.82806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Pocahontas |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.57 sq mi (1.48 km2) |
| • Land | 0.57 sq mi (1.48 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,738 ft (835 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 235 |
• Estimate (2021)[3] | 240 |
| • Density | 513.99/sq mi (198.44/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 26264 |
| Area code | 304 |
| FIPS code | 54-22852[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1550996[2] |
| Website | https://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]
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Durbin, West Virginia
- ^ 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) - ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ 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.