Galloway
Census-designated place (CDP)
Galloway is located in West Virginia
Galloway
Galloway
Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 39°13′54″N 80°7′45″W / 39.23167°N 80.12917°W / 39.23167; -80.12917
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Barbour
Area
[1]
 • Total1.62 km2 (0.627 sq mi)
 • Land1.62 km2 (0.627 sq mi)
 • Water0 km2 (0 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
376 m (1,234 ft)
Population
 (2010)[3]
 • Total143
 • Density88/km2 (230/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
26349
GNIS feature ID2586808[2]

Galloway is a census-designated place (CDP) and coal town in northwestern Barbour County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 76 northwest of the city of Philippi, the county seat of Barbour County.[4] Its elevation is 1,073 feet (327 m).[5] It has a post office with the ZIP code 26349.[6] As of the 2010 census, its population is 143.[3]

The community was named after W. T. Galloway, a railroad official.[7]

References

  1. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Galloway, West Virginia
  3. 1 2 "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  4. ↑ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 112.
  5. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Galloway, West Virginia, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-04-22.
  6. ↑ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  7. ↑ 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. 258.


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