Dry Fork, West Virginia

Dry Fork, West Virginia
Dry Fork, West Virginia
Dry Fork, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°58′07″N 79°30′10″W / 38.96861°N 79.50278°W / 38.96861; -79.50278
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRandolph and Tucker
Elevation2,205 ft (672 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total
781
 • Density6/sq mi (2/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
26263
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1554331[1]

Dry Fork is an unincorporated community in Randolph and Tucker counties, West Virginia, United States. It is located along West Virginia Route 32, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) north-northeast of Harman. Dry Fork has a post office with ZIP code 26263.[3]

The community takes its name from nearby Dry Fork Cheat River.[4] It is near the Dolly Sods Wilderness.

Demographics

2010 census

At the 2010 census there were 781 people, 333 households, and 260 families living in the town. The population density was 6 inhabitants per square mile (2.3/km2). The racial makup of the town was 100% White.[5]

Of the 333 households 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 65.2% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, 0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 2.4% were non-families. 19.5% of households were one person.

16.9% of residents were under the age of 18; 4.99% were between the ages of 18 and 21; 19.5% were from 22 to 39; 33.5% were from 40 to 64; and 25.1% were 65 or older.

References

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Dry Fork, West Virginia
  2. ^ "Population by County Subdivision in ZIP Code 26260". Statistical Atlas. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  3. ^ ZIP Code Lookup Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ 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. 215.
  5. ^ "Overview of Dry Fork, Tucker County, West Virginia (District)". Statistical Atlas. Retrieved March 9, 2021.