Falling Rock, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Falling Rock is located in West Virginia
Falling Rock
Falling Rock
Falling Rock is located in the United States
Falling Rock
Falling Rock
Coordinates: 38°28′08″N 81°24′06″W / 38.46889°N 81.40167°W / 38.46889; -81.40167[1]
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyKanawha
Elevation
[1]
623 ft (190 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25079
Area code(s)304 & 681

Falling Rock is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.[1] Falling Rock is located at the confluence of Falling Rock Creek with the Elk River 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Clendenin along US Route 19.[2] Falling Rock has a post office with ZIP code 25079.[3]

The community takes its name from nearby Falling Rock Creek.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Falling Rock, West Virginia
  2. ↑ Blue Creek, WV, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1957 (1978 rev.)
  3. ↑ "ZIP Code Lookup". Archived from the original on June 14, 2011. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
  4. ↑ 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. 238.


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