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Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
Falling Rock, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°28′08″N 81°24′06″W / 38.46889°N 81.40167°W / 38.46889; -81.40167
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyKanawha
Elevation623 ft (190 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code25079
Area code(s)304 & 681

Falling Rock is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. Falling Rock is located at the confluence of Falling Rock Creek with the Elk River 3 miles (4.8 km) southwest of Clendenin along US Route 19. Falling Rock has a post office with ZIP code 25079.

The community takes its name from nearby Falling Rock Creek.

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Falling Rock, West Virginia
  2. Blue Creek, WV, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1957 (1978 rev.)
  3. "ZIP Code Lookup". Archived from the original on June 14, 2011. Retrieved May 20, 2010.
  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. 238.
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