Gypsy, West Virginia | |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
Pushpin Map: | West Virginia |
Pushpin Label: | Gypsy |
Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | West Virginia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Harrison |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.777 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.777 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 328 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Coordinates: | 39.3686°N -80.3178°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 26361 |
Blank Name: | FIPS code |
Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Gypsy is a census-designated place (CDP) in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 328.
A post office called Gypsy has been in operation since 1900.[3] The community was named for a band of Roma which once camped in the area, according to local history.[4] [5] Gypsy was located on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad.[6]