Colcord, West Virginia

Colcord is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Colcord is 5.5 miles (8.9 km) east-southeast of Whitesville. Colcord had a post office, which closed on November 30, 2002.[3] The community was named after the proprietor of the Colcord Coal Company.[4]

Colcord, West Virginia
Colcord, West Virginia
Colcord, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°56′42″N 81°26′15″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRaleigh
Elevation1,060 ft (320 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25048[2]
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID2807505[1]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Colcord, West Virginia
  2. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  3. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved September 26, 2011.
  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. 181.


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