Thorpe, West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°22′07″N 81°30′59″W / 37.36861°N 81.51639°W / 37.36861; -81.51639
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Thorpe
Thorpe is located in West Virginia
Thorpe
Thorpe
Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°22′07″N 81°30′59″W / 37.36861°N 81.51639°W / 37.36861; -81.51639
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMcDowell
Elevation
1,437 ft (438 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
24888
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1555807[1]

Thorpe is former coal town located in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Thorpe was an independent community and was incorporated into Gary, West Virginia in 1971.[2] Thorpe has its own post office.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ Garay, Ronald (2011). U.S. Steel and Gary, West Virginia: Corporate Paternalism in Appalachia. Knoxville, TN: University of Tennessee Press. p. 103. ISBN 978-1572337978.
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Who We Are - USPS".