Alloy, West Virginia Explained

Official Name:Alloy, West Virginia
Pushpin Map:West Virginia#USA
Pushpin Label:Alloy
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Virginia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Fayette
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:659
Coordinates:38.1375°N -81.2742°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:25002
Area Codes:304 & 681
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1553716

Alloy is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Alloy is located along the Kanawha River and U.S. Route 60, 5miles southwest of Gauley Bridge. Alloy was originally known as Boncar (anagram of carbon) until the mid-1930s. Both the original placename and the current placename refer to the ferroalloy plant[1] that still operates here (producing about 30% of all the silicon metal in North America). The metals plant was originally the Electro Metallurgical Co.; a unit of Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation. Alloy has a post office with ZIP code 25002.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kenny, Hamill. West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. 1945. The Place Name Press. Piedmont, WV. 77.
  2. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=25002&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup