Colcord, West Virginia

Colcord, West Virginia
Unincorporated community and Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 37°56′42″N 81°26′15″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Raleigh
Elevation [1]	1,060 ft (320 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	25048[2]
Area code(s)	304 & 681
GNIS feature ID	2807505[1]

Colcord is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Colcord is 5.5 miles (8.9 km) east-southeast of Whitesville. Colcord had a post office, which closed on November 30, 2002.[3] The community was named after the proprietor of the Colcord Coal Company.[4]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Colcord, West Virginia
2. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
3. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
4. 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. 181.