Volga, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia
39°04′42″N 80°08′07″W / 39.07833°N 80.13528°W / 39.07833; -80.13528Country United StatesState West VirginiaCounty BarbourElevation436 m (1,431 ft)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code
26238
Area code(s)304 & 681GNIS feature ID1548688[1]

Volga is an unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States. Volga is 7.5 miles (12.1 km) southwest of Philippi. Volga has a post office with ZIP code 26238.[2]

An early variant name was Burnersville; the name Volga is a transfer from the Volga River in Europe.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Volga, 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. 651.
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