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Pentress, West Virginia

Census-designated place in West Virginia

39°42′37″N 80°9′37″W / 39.71028°N 80.16028°W / 39.71028; -80.16028Country

United StatesState

West VirginiaCounty

MonongaliaArea

^[1]

• Total1.58 km² (0.609 sq mi) • Land1.57 km² (0.606 sq mi) • Water0.008 km² (0.003 sq mi)Elevation

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289 m (948 ft)Population

(2010)^[3]

• Total175 • Density110/km² (290/sq mi)Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)ZIP Codes

26544

GNIS feature ID2586865^[2]

Pentress is a census-designated place (CDP) in northern Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 7 northwest of the city of Morgantown, the county seat of Monongalia County.^[4] Its elevation is 951 feet (290 m). "Pentress" is not the only name the community has had; at various times in its history, it has been known as Minors Mills, New Brownsville, Pentrees, Pentress Junction, Statler Town, Statlers Town, Statlersville, and Stradlerstown.^[5] The present name of Pentress was selected by an early settler who reportedly wanted a Welsh name.^[6] It has a post office with the ZIP Code of 26544.^[7] As of the 2010 census, its population was 175.^[3]

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: Pentress, 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.
^ Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-03-29.
^ 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. 480.
^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code