Washington, West Virginia | |
|---|---|
 Location of Washington, West Virginia | |
| Coordinates: 39°14′52″N 81°39′54″W / 39.24778°N 81.66500°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Wood |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.4 sq mi (11.3 km2) |
| • Land | 4.2 sq mi (10.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.6 km2) |
| Elevation | 640 ft (200 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 1,175 |
| • Density | 270/sq mi (100/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 26181 |
| Area code | 304 |
| FIPS code | 54-84724[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2390456[2] |
Washington is a census-designated place (CDP) in Wood County, West Virginia, United States, situated along the Ohio River. It is part of the Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,175 at the 2010 census.[3] The community was named after George Washington.[5]
The CDP is home to the Washington Works, one of the largest single facilities of chemicals manufacturing giant Chemours.
Also home to Sabic Plastics Washington Works (previously GE Plastics, acquired from Borg Warner Plastics, née Marbon), Kuraray Washington Works, Dupont Washington Works and a Linde air separation plant. Dupont polluted Washington with Perfluorooctanoic acid or PFOA, which it used to make Teflon.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Washington, West Virginia
- ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ 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. 659.