Back ليستر (فيرجينيا الغربية) Arabic ليستر ARZ Lester (Virgínia de l'Oest) Catalan Лестер (Малхбузен Виргини) CE Lester (lungsod sa Tinipong Bansa, West Virginia) CEB Lester (Virginia Occidental) Spanish Lester (Mendebaldeko Virginia) Basque لستر، ویرجینیای غربی Persian Lester (Virginie-Occidentale) French Lester (Virginia Occidentale) Italian
Lester, West Virginia | |
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 City Hall in Lester | |
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 Location of Lester in Raleigh County, West Virginia. | |
| Coordinates: 37°44′06″N 81°18′05″W / 37.73500°N 81.30139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Raleigh |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.50 sq mi (1.30 km2) |
| • Land | 0.50 sq mi (1.30 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 2,031 ft (619 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 337 |
| • Estimate (2021)[3] | 333 |
| • Density | 626.75/sq mi (241.86/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 25865 |
| Area code | 304 |
| FIPS code | 54-46468[4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2391270[2] |
Lester is a town in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 337 at the 2020 census.[3] The community was named after Champ Lester, a local pioneer.[5]
- ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lester, West Virginia
- ^ a b c "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
- ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ 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. 369.