Genoa, West Virginia

Genoa, West Virginia
Genoa, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Genoa, West Virginia
Genoa, West Virginia
Genoa, West Virginia is located in the United States
Genoa, West Virginia
Genoa, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°07′19″N 82°27′36″W / 38.12194°N 82.46000°W / 38.12194; -82.46000
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyWayne
Elevation
643 ft (196 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25517
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1539366[1]

Genoa is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States. It is located on West Virginia Route 152, 7 miles (11 km) south of Wayne and has a post office with ZIP code 25517.[2]

The community is named for Genoa Reed, the daughter of a former postmaster, E. P. Reed.[3]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Genoa, West Virginia
  2. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  3. ^ 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. 264.