Shoals, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
38°19′37″N 82°28′31″W / 38.32694°N 82.47528°W / 38.32694; -82.47528CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountyWayneElevation
568 ft (173 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code
25562
Area code(s)304 & 681GNIS feature ID1555615[1]

Shoals is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States. Shoals is located on West Virginia Route 75, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) south-southwest of downtown Huntington. Shoals has a post office with ZIP code 25562.[2]

The community was named for a river shoal near the original town site.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shoals, West Virginia
  2. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  3. ^ 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. 574.
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