Official Name: | Shrewsbury, West Virginia |
Settlement Type: | Census-designated place (CDP) |
Mapsize: | 300px |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | West Virginia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Kanawha |
Area Footnotes: | [1] |
Area Total Sq Mi: | 0.435 |
Area Land Sq Mi: | 0.350 |
Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.085 |
Population As Of: | 2010 |
Population Footnotes: | [2] |
Population Total: | 652 |
Population Density Sq Mi: | auto |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 623 |
Coordinates: | 38.2061°N -81.4714°W |
Postal Code: | 25015 |
Area Code: | 304 & 681 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1546745 |
Shrewsbury is a census-designated place (CDP) and unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Shrewsbury is located on the north bank of the Kanawha River along U.S. Route 60. As of the 2010 census, its population was 652.
Like the nearby community of Dickinson, Shrewsbury was given its name due to the early history of the Dickinson and Shrewsbury families within the area.[3]
Shrewsbury is home to a Liberty gas station and convenience store, the Mason-Dixon Bar, and three churches; The Shrewsbury Church of God, Shrewsbury Community Church and the Shrewsbury Baptist Church.