Scarbro, West Virginia

Census-designated place in West Virginia, United States

37°57′11″N 81°09′56″W / 37.95306°N 81.16556°W / 37.95306; -81.16556CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCounty FayetteArea

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• Total0.681 sq mi (1.76 km²) • Land0.680 sq mi (1.76 km²) • Water0.001 sq mi (0.003 km²)Elevation

1,736 ft (529 m)Population

(2010)^[2]

• Total486 • Density710/sq mi (280/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

25917

Area code(s)304 & 681GNIS feature ID1555579^[3]

Scarbro is a census-designated place (CDP) and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Scarbro is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southwest of Oak Hill. Scarbro has a post office with ZIP code 25917.^[4] As of the 2010 census, its population was 486.^[2]

The community was named for the fact a large share of the first settlers were named Scarbrough, which was said to recall the English town-name of Scarborough in Yorkshire.^[5]

References

^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scarbro, West Virginia
^ 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. 557.