Meadow Bridge, West Virginia | |
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 Meadow Bridge Post Office in 2022 | |
 Location of Meadow Bridge in Fayette County, West Virginia. | |
| Coordinates: 37°51′45″N 80°51′19″W / 37.86250°N 80.85528°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Fayette |
| Established | 1890 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.41 sq mi (1.05 km2) |
| • Land | 0.41 sq mi (1.05 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,431 ft (741 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 379 |
| • Estimate (2019)[3] | 346 |
| • Density | 852.22/sq mi (329.16/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 25976 |
| Area code | 304 |
| FIPS code | 54-52780[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1543055[5] |
Meadow Bridge is a town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 379 at the 2010 census. The first settler of the area was John Gwin, closely followed by Dan Griffin.
The community took its name from a nearby bridge over Meadow Creek.[6]
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
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- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. 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. pp. 408–409.