Sylvester, West Virginia | |
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 Houses in Sylvester | |
 Location of Sylvester in Boone County, West Virginia. | |
| Coordinates: 38°0′37″N 81°33′35″W / 38.01028°N 81.55972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Boone |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.26 sq mi (0.67 km2) |
| • Land | 0.25 sq mi (0.65 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 863 ft (263 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 166 |
| • Estimate (2021)[2] | 162 |
| • Density | 539.68/sq mi (208.27/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 25193 |
| Area code | 304 |
| FIPS code | 54-78964[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1555775[4] |
| Website | local |
Sylvester is a town in Boone County, West Virginia, United States, along the Big Coal River. The population was 166 at the 2020 census.[2] Sylvester was incorporated on April 11, 1952, by the Boone County Circuit Court. Sylvester bears the name of a family of settlers.[5]
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b c "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Capace, Nancy (1999). Encyclopedia of West Virginia. North American Book Dist LLC. p. 193. ISBN 978-0-403-09843-9.