Amherstdale, West Virginia

Census-designated place in West Virginia, United States

37°47′07″N 81°48′33″W / 37.78528°N 81.80917°W / 37.78528; -81.80917CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCounty LoganArea

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• Total3.01 sq mi (7.79 km²) • Land2.99 sq mi (7.75 km²) • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km²)Elevation

896 ft (273 m)Population

(2010)^[2]

• Total350 • Density117/sq mi (45.2/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

25607

Area codes304 & 681GNIS feature ID1534919^[3]FIPS code54-01660

Amherstdale is a census-designated place (CDP) in Logan County, West Virginia, United States, situated along Buffalo Creek.^[4] The CDP includes the unincorporated communities of Amherstdale, Becco, Fanco, and Braeholm. The CDP population was 350 as of the 2010 census.^[2]

Prior to 2010, Amherstdale was part of the Amherstdale-Robinette CDP. Amherstdale has a post office with ZIP code 25607.^[5]

Amherstdale was also affected by the Buffalo Creek flood disaster which killed, injured, and left thousands homeless.

Geography

Amherstdale is in southeastern Logan County, in the valley of Buffalo Creek. It is bordered to the west and south by the Accoville CDP and to the east by Robinette. By road, Amherstdale is 5.5 miles (8.9 km) northeast of Man, at the confluence of Buffalo Creek with the Guyandotte River, and 9 miles (14 km) west of Saunders at the head of the Buffalo Creek valley.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Amherstdale CDP has a total area of 3.0 square miles (7.8 km²), of which 0.02 square miles (0.05 km²), or 0.59%, are water.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – West Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Amherstdale CDP, West Virginia". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 10, 2021.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Amherstdale, West Virginia
^ West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 58. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.