Poca, West Virginia

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Poca, West Virginia
Town
Poca High School
Poca High School
Location of Poca in Putnam County, West Virginia.
Location of Poca in Putnam County, West Virginia.
Coordinates: 38°27′41″N 81°48′56″W / 38.46139°N 81.81556°W / 38.46139; -81.81556
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyPutnam
Government
 • OwnerTyler Knight
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.75 sq mi (1.95 km2)
 • Land0.59 sq mi (1.52 km2)
 • Water0.17 sq mi (0.43 km2)
Elevation
587 ft (179 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total
875
 • Estimate 
(2021)[2]
873
 • Density1,659.28/sq mi (640.75/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25159
Area code304
FIPS code54-64516[3]
GNIS feature ID1555379[4]
Websitelocal.wv.gov/poca/Pages/default.aspx

Poca is a town in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 875 at the 2020 census.[2] It is part of the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area.[5] The town derives its name from the Pocatalico River.[6]

  1. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  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. ^ "Population statistics" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 19, 2013.
  6. ^ 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. 495.