Red Jacket, West Virginia | |
|---|---|
Census-designated place (CDP) | |
 Red Jacket post office | |
 Location of Red Jacket, West Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 37°38′50″N 82°8′16″W / 37.64722°N 82.13778°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Mingo |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.3 sq mi (13.6 km2) |
| • Land | 5.3 sq mi (13.6 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 794 ft (242 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 581 |
| • Density | 110/sq mi (43/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 25692 |
| Area code | 304 |
| FIPS code | 54-67396[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1545454[4] |
Red Jacket is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 581 at the 2010 census.[2] The community was named for Red Jacket, a Seneca chief.[5]
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ "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, West Virginia: The Place Name Press. p. 524.