Galloway, West Virginia

Census-designated place in West Virginia

39°13′54″N 80°7′45″W / 39.23167°N 80.12917°W / 39.23167; -80.12917Country

United StatesState

West VirginiaCounty

BarbourArea

^[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

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