Valley Bend, Randolph County, West Virginia

Census-designated place in West Virginia, United States

38°46′18″N 79°55′31″W / 38.77167°N 79.92528°W / 38.77167; -79.92528CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCounty RandolphArea

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• Total1.408 sq mi (3.65 km²) • Land1.408 sq mi (3.65 km²) • Water0 sq mi (0 km²)Elevation

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2,028 ft (618 m)Population

(2010)^[3]

• Total485 • Density340/sq mi (130/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

26293

Area code(s)304 & 681GNIS feature ID2652421^[2]

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, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) northwest of Mill Creek. Valley Bend has a post office with ZIP code 26293.^[4] As of the 2010 census, its population was 485.^[3]

The community was named for a nearby meander in the Tygart Valley River.^[5]

References

^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Valley Bend, Randolph County, West Virginia
^ ^a ^b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
^ ZIP Code Lookup
^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 643.