| Reader | |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place (CDP) |
| Pushpin Map: | West Virginia |
| 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: | Wetzel |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.946 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.929 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.017 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Total: | 397 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
| Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
| Utc Offset: | -5 |
| Timezone Dst: | EDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
| Coordinates: | 39.5689°N -80.7328°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Reader is a census-designated place (CDP) in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 397.
Reader got its start circa 1901 when the railroad was extended to that point.[3] The community took its name from nearby Reader Run creek.