Official Name: | Scarbro, West Virginia |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place (CDP) |
Pushpin Map: | West Virginia#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Scarbro |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | West Virginia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Fayette |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.681 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.680 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.001 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 486 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 1736 |
Coordinates: | 37.9531°N -81.1656°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 25917 |
Area Code: | 304 & 681 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1555579 |
Scarbro is a census-designated place (CDP) and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Scarbro is 1.5miles southwest of Oak Hill. Scarbro has a post office with ZIP code 25917.[3] As of the 2010 census, its population was 486.
The community was named for the fact a large share of the first settlers were named Scarbrough, which was said to recall the English town-name of Scarborough in Yorkshire.[4]