Duck, West Virginia

Duck, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Duck is located in West Virginia
Duck
Duck
Duck is located in the United States
Duck
Duck
Coordinates: 38°35′00″N 80°56′12″W / 38.58333°N 80.93667°W / 38.58333; -80.93667
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBraxton and Clay
Elevation
801 ft (244 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25063
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1538393[1]

Duck is an unincorporated community along the border of Braxton and Clay counties in West Virginia, United States. Duck is 11.5 miles (18.5 km) northeast of Clay. Duck has a post office with ZIP code 25063.[2]

The origin of the name "Duck" is obscure.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Duck, West Virginia
  2. ^ ZIP Code Lookup Archived June 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. pp. 141–142. Archived from the original on February 14, 2018.
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