Valley Head, West Virginia | |
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Census-designated place (CDP) | |
.jpg) Outside Valley Head | |
  Valley Head, West Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 38°32′42″N 80°02′09″W / 38.54500°N 80.03583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Randolph |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.975 sq mi (2.53 km2) |
| • Land | 0.975 sq mi (2.53 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,372 ft (723 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 267 |
| • Density | 270/sq mi (110/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 26294 |
| Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1555870[2] |
Valley Head is a census-designated place (CDP) in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. Valley Head is located on U.S. Route 219, 12 miles (19 km) south-southwest of Huttonsville. Valley Head has a post office with ZIP code 26294.[4] As of the 2010 census, its population was 267.[3]
The community was named for the nearby headwaters of the Tygart Valley River.[5]
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Valley Head, West Virginia
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ 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. 644.