Omar, West Virginia

Census-designated place in West Virginia, United States

37°45′20″N 81°59′58″W / 37.75556°N 81.99944°W / 37.75556; -81.99944CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCounty LoganArea

^[1]

• Total1.140 sq mi (2.95 km²) • Land1.125 sq mi (2.91 km²) • Water0.015 sq mi (0.04 km²)Elevation

814 ft (248 m)Population

(2010)^[2]

• Total552 • Density490.7/sq mi (189.5/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

25638

Area code(s)304 & 681GNIS feature ID1544403^[3]FIPS code54-60628

Omar is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. Omar is located along West Virginia Route 44 and Island Creek, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) south of Logan.^[4] Omar has a post office with ZIP code 25638.^[5] As of the 2010 census, its population was 552.^[2]

The community was named after James Omar Cole, one of the original lessors.^[6]

Omar in 1935

References

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – West Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Omar CDP, West Virginia". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Omar, West Virginia
^ West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 57. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
^ ZIP Code Lookup
^ Swain, George T. "A History of the City of Logan, West Virginia: 1823-1916 (p. 117)". Retrieved March 6, 2022.