Tad, West Virginia

Tad, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°20′00″N 81°29′39″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Kanawha
Elevation	650 ft (200 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	25201
Area code(s)	304 & 681
GNIS feature ID	1547870[1]

Tad is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Tad is 7.5 miles (12.1 km) east of Charleston. Tad has a post office with ZIP code 25201.[1][2]

An early postmaster gave the community the name of his son, Talmadge "Tad" Dunlap.[3]

References

1. "Tad". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
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. 618.