Shoals, West Virginia

Shoals, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Shoals, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Shoals, West Virginia
Shoals, West Virginia
Shoals, West Virginia is located in the United States
Shoals, West Virginia
Shoals, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°19′37″N 82°28′31″W / 38.32694°N 82.47528°W / 38.32694; -82.47528
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyWayne
Elevation
568 ft (173 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25562
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1555615[1]

Shoals is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States. Shoals is located on West Virginia Route 75, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) south-southwest of downtown Huntington. Shoals has a post office with ZIP code 25562.[2]

The community was named for a river shoal near the original town site.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shoals, West Virginia
  2. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  3. ^ 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. 574.


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