Prichard, West Virginia | |
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Census-designated place (CDP) | |
  Prichard, West Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 38°14′24″N 82°35′55″W / 38.24000°N 82.59861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Wayne |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.263 sq mi (3.27 km2) |
| • Land | 1.107 sq mi (2.87 km2) |
| • Water | 0.156 sq mi (0.40 km2) |
| Elevation | 587 ft (179 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 461 |
| • Density | 370/sq mi (140/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 25555 |
| Area code(s) | 304 and 681 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1555412[3] |
Prichard is a census-designated place (CDP) in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 461.[2] It is located along the Big Sandy River and U.S. Route 52. It is part of the Huntington–Ashland, WV–KY–OH, Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which had a population of 287,702 according to the US Census (2010). The community was named after James Pritchard.[4]
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ a b "Prichard CDP, West Virginia". April 1, 2020. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
- ^ "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. p. 507.