Scarbro, West Virginia
Scarbro, West Virginia | |
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Census-designated place (CDP) | |
 Former company store at Scarbro West Virginia | |
  Scarbro  Scarbro | |
| Coordinates: 37°57′11″N 81°09′56″W / 37.95306°N 81.16556°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Fayette |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.681 sq mi (1.76 km2) |
| • Land | 0.680 sq mi (1.76 km2) |
| • Water | 0.001 sq mi (0.003 km2) |
| Elevation | 1,736 ft (529 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 461 |
| • Density | 680/sq mi (260/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 25917 |
| Area codes | 304 & 681 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1555579[2] |
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.[3] As of the 2020 census, its population was 461 (down from 486 at the 2010 census).[4][5]
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.[6]
References
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scarbro, West Virginia
- ^ ZIP Code Lookup
- ^ "Census Bureau profile: Scarbro CDP, West Virginia". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
- ^ 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.
