Exchange | |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | West Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within the state of West Virginia |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | West Virginia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Braxton |
Unit Pref: | Imperial |
Population As Of: | 2000 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 38.7689°N -80.7425°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 26619 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank1 Info: | 1538778 |
Exchange is an unincorporated community and ghost town in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States that has the ZIP code of 26619. The town was a stopping point on the former Coal and Coke Railway.[1]
As of 2019, the outlying areas surrounding Exchange are still populated, but the main street through town is blocked. On August 25, 2023, a fire started in one of the buildings and spread to both sides, resulting in the destruction of the main structures and smaller storage buildings.
An early variant name was Millburn. The present name was suggested on account of ownership of the local mill and other enterprises frequently changing hands.[2]