Amherstdale, West Virginia Explained

Official Name:Amherstdale, West Virginia
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:West Virginia#USA
Pushpin Label:Amherstdale
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Virginia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Logan
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:7.79
Area Land Km2:7.75
Area Water Km2:0.05
Population As Of:2010
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:350
Population Density Km2:45.2
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:896
Coordinates:37.7853°N -81.8092°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:25607
Area Codes:304 & 681
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1534919
Blank1 Name:FIPS code
Blank1 Info:54-01660

Amherstdale is a census-designated place (CDP) in Logan County, West Virginia, United States, situated along Buffalo Creek.[3] The CDP includes the unincorporated communities of Amherstdale, Becco, Fanco, and Braeholm. The CDP population was 350 as of the 2010 census.[2]

Prior to 2010, Amherstdale was part of the Amherstdale-Robinette CDP. Amherstdale has a post office with ZIP code 25607.[4]

Amherstdale was also affected by the Buffalo Creek flood disaster which killed, injured, and left thousands homeless.

Geography

Amherstdale is in southeastern Logan County, in the valley of Buffalo Creek. It is bordered to the west and south by the Accoville CDP and to the east by Robinette. By road, Amherstdale is northeast of Man, at the confluence of Buffalo Creek with the Guyandotte River, and 9miles west of Saunders at the head of the Buffalo Creek valley.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Amherstdale CDP has a total area of 7.8sqkm, of which 0.05sqkm, or 0.59%, are water.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – West Virginia. United States Census Bureau . March 10, 2021.
  2. Web site: Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Amherstdale CDP, West Virginia. U.S. Census Bureau. data.census.gov. March 10, 2021.
  3. Book: West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer . 1997 . . Yarmouth, Me. . 0-89933-246-3 . 58.
  4. Web site: USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code. 2012-02-15. United States Postal Service. 2012.