Official Name: | Hansford, West Virginia |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | West Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Hansford |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location within West Virginia and the United States |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | West Virginia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Kanawha |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 623 |
Coordinates: | 38.2039°N -81.3956°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 25103 |
Area Code: | 304 & 681 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1539924[1] |
Hansford is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Hansford is located along the Kanawha River and West Virginia Route 61, adjacent to Pratt. Hansford has a post office with ZIP code 25103.[2]
The Hansford post office was originally named Paintcreek. Paintcreek was the original name of the community[3] now called Hansford. The present name most likely came from a local family named Hansford.[4]