Official Name: | Dry Fork, West Virginia |
Pushpin Map: | West Virginia#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | West Virginia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Randolph and Tucker |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Footnotes: | [1] |
Population Total: | 781 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | 6 |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 2205 |
Coordinates: | 38.9686°N -79.5028°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 26263 |
Area Code: | 304 & 681 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1554331 |
Dry Fork is an unincorporated community in Randolph and Tucker counties, West Virginia, United States. It is located along West Virginia Route 32, 3.5miles north-northeast of Harman. Dry Fork has a post office with ZIP code 26263.[2]
The community takes its name from nearby Dry Fork Cheat River.[3] It is near the Dolly Sods Wilderness.
At the 2010 census there were 781 people, 333 households, and 260 families living in the town. The population density was 6PD/sqmi. The racial makup of the town was 100% White.[4]
Of the 333 households 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.2% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 2.4% were non-families. 19.5% of households were one person.
16.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.99% were between the ages of 18 and 21; 19.5% were from 22 to 39; 33.5% were from 40 to 64; and 25.1% were 65 or older.