Check, Virginia Explained

Official Name:Check, Virginia
Settlement Type:Unincorporated community
Pushpin Map:Virginia#USA
Pushpin Label:Check
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Virginia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Floyd
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:2582
Coordinates:37.0347°N -80.1656°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:24072
Area Code:540
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1464762

Check is an unincorporated community in Floyd County, Virginia, United States. It is located on U.S. Route 221 12.1miles northeast of Floyd. Check has a post office with ZIP code 24072, which opened on July 23, 1883.[1] The origin of the name "Check" is obscure.[2]

Check contains a primary school, Check Elementary School, which is located in the old Check High School building.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code. February 15, 2012. United States Postal Service. 2012.
    - Web site: Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code. United States Postal Service. August 21, 2012. October 17, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201017172656/https://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm. dead.
  2. Book: Moyer. Armond. Moyer. Winifred. The origins of unusual place-names. 1958. Keystone Pub. Associates. 141. HathiTrust digital library.
  3. Web site: Check Elementary School. November 11, 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20131112044334/http://intranet.floyd.k12.va.us/checkel/CES/CES.htm. November 12, 2013.