Valley Bend, Randolph County, West Virginia Explained

Official Name:Valley Bend, West Virginia
Settlement Type:Census-designated place (CDP)
Pushpin Map:West Virginia
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:West Virginia
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Randolph
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Sq Mi:1.408
Area Land Sq Mi:1.408
Area Water Sq Mi:0
Population As Of:2010
Population Footnotes:[2]
Population Total:485
Population Density Sq Mi:auto
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:-5
Timezone Dst:EDT
Utc Offset Dst:-4
Elevation Ft:2028
Coordinates:38.7717°N -79.9253°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP code
Postal Code:26293
Area Code:304 & 681
Blank Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:2652421

Valley Bend is a census-designated place (CDP) in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. Valley Bend is located on U.S. routes 219 and 250, as well as state routes 55 and 92, 3.5miles northwest of Mill Creek. Valley Bend has a post office with ZIP code 26293.[3] As of the 2010 census, its population was 485.

The community was named for a nearby meander in the Tygart Valley River.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990. United States Census Bureau. 2011-04-23. 2011-02-12.
  2. Web site: U.S. Census website. United States Census Bureau. 2011-05-14.
  3. http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=26293&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup
  4. 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. 643.