Official Name: | Tesla, 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: | Braxton |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 1181 |
Coordinates: | 38.6019°N -80.7033°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP codes |
Postal Code: | 26640 |
Area Code: | 304 & 681 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1555794[1] |
Tesla is an unincorporated community in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. Tesla is 4.5miles south of Sutton.
The community might be named after Nikola Tesla (1856–1943), an electrical engineer and inventor.[2] Located near Tesla is the Windy Run Grade School, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.