Valley Bend, Randolph County, West Virginia

Census-designated place in West Virginia, United States

Valley Bend, West Virginia

Census-designated place

Valley Bend

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Valley Bend

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Coordinates: 38°46′18″N 79°55′31″W﻿ / ﻿38.77167°N 79.92528°W﻿ / 38.77167; -79.92528
Country| United States
State| West Virginia
County| Randolph
Area

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• Total

| 1.408 sq mi (3.65 km2)
• Land| 1.408 sq mi (3.65 km2)
• Water| 0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation

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| 2,028 ft (618 m)
Population

(2010)[3]

• Total

| 485
• Density| 340/sq mi (130/km2)
Time zone| UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)| UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code|

26293

Area code(s)| 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID| 2652421[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

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1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Valley Bend, Randolph County, West Virginia
3. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
4. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
5. ^ 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.

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Municipalities and communities of Randolph County, West Virginia, United States

County seat: Elkins

City|

* Elkins

Map of West Virginia highlighting Randolph County

Towns|

* Beverly
* Harman
* Huttonsville
* Mill Creek
* Montrose
* Womelsdorf (Coalton)

CDPs|

* Bowden
* Dailey
* East Dailey
* Helvetia
* Norton
* Pickens
* Valley Bend
* Valley Head
* Whitmer

Other
communities|

* Adolph
* Aggregates
* Alpena
* Arnold Hill
* Bemis
* Blue Spring
* Brady Gate
* Bruxton
* Canfield
* Cassity
* Cheat Bridge
* Cubana
* Crystal Springs
* Czar
* Dry Fork
* Elkwater
* Ellamore‡
* Evenwood
* Fairview (near Elkins)
* Fairview (near Helvetia)
* Faulkner
* Flint
* Glady
* Harding
* Hazelwood
* Horton
* Jimtown
* Job
* Kerens
* Lee Bell
* Little Italy
* Loda
* Mabie
* Mingo
* Monterville
* Newlonton
* Pumpkintown
* Read
* Silica
* Spangler
* Sullivan
* Sully
* Suncrest
* Tigheville
* Upper Mingo
* Weaver
* Weese
* Whyte
* Wymer

Ghost
towns|

* Kuntzville
* Lumber
* Montes
* Osceola
* Perlytown

Footnotes|

‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties

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