Reedsville, West Virginia

Reedsville, West Virginia
Col. Thomas Brown House
Official logo of Reedsville, West Virginia
Location of Reedsville in Preston County, West Virginia.
Location of Reedsville in Preston County, West Virginia.
Coordinates: 39°30′29″N 79°48′4″W / 39.50806°N 79.80111°W / 39.50806; -79.80111
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyPreston
Settled1855 [1]
Incorporated1906 [2]
Named forJames Reed [1]
Area
 • Total0.65 sq mi (1.68 km2)
 • Land0.65 sq mi (1.68 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation1,818 ft (554 m)
Population
 • Total530
 • Estimate 
(2021)[5]
562
 • Density930.66/sq mi (359.33/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
26547
Area code304
FIPS code54-67636[6]
GNIS feature ID1545487[4]

Reedsville is a town in western Preston County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 530 at the 2020 census.[7] It is part of the Morgantown metropolitan area.

  1. ^ a b Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, West Virginia: The Place Name Press. p. 526.
  2. ^ West Virginia Blue Book. Published annually by the Clerk's Office of the West Virginia Senate.
  3. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  4. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Reedsville, West Virginia
  5. ^ a b "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  6. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  7. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved December 2, 2022.

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