Official Name: | Lookout, West Virginia |
Pushpin Map: | West Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Lookout |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | West Virginia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Fayette |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 2310 |
Coordinates: | 38.0653°N -80.9683°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 25868 |
Area Code: | 304 & 681 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1554994[1] |
Lookout is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Lookout is located on U.S. Route 60, 7.5miles east of Fayetteville. Lookout has a post office with ZIP code 25868.[2]
The community was so named because Indians used the elevated town site to look out over the surrounding area.[3]