Shoals, West Virginia Explained

Official Name:Shoals, West Virginia
Pushpin Map:West Virginia#USA
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Virginia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Wayne
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:568
Coordinates:38.3269°N -82.4753°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:25562
Area Code:304 & 681
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:1555615

Shoals is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States. Shoals is located on West Virginia Route 75, 6.5miles south-southwest of downtown Huntington. Shoals has a post office with ZIP code 25562.[1]

The community was named for a river shoal near the original town site.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=25562&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup
  2. Book: Kenny, Hamill. West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. 1945. The Place Name Press. Piedmont, WV. 574.