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Van, West Virginia | |
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 Houses on WV 85 | |
  Van Location within West Virginia and the United States  Van Van (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°58′16″N 81°42′39″W / 37.97111°N 81.71083°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Boone |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.614 sq mi (1.59 km2) |
| • Land | 0.598 sq mi (1.55 km2) |
| • Water | 0.016 sq mi (0.04 km2) |
| Population | |
• Total | 211 |
| • Density | 340/sq mi (130/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 25206 |
Van is a census-designated place (CDP) in Boone County, West Virginia, United States, along the Pond Fork of the Little Coal River. As of the 2010 census, its population was 211.[2] Its ZIP code is 25206. Van was named after Van Linville, who established its post office and served as its first postmaster.[3]
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ^ 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. 645.