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Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
Shoals, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Shoals, West Virginia is located in West VirginiaShoals, West VirginiaShoals, West VirginiaShow map of West VirginiaShoals, West Virginia is located in the United StatesShoals, West VirginiaShoals, West VirginiaShow map of the United States
Coordinates: 38°19′37″N 82°28′31″W / 38.32694°N 82.47528°W / 38.32694; -82.47528
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyWayne
Elevation568 ft (173 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code25562
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1555615

Shoals is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, West Virginia, United States. Shoals is located on West Virginia Route 75, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) south-southwest of downtown Huntington. Shoals has a post office with ZIP code 25562.

The community was named for a river shoal near the original town site.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Shoals, West Virginia
  2. ZIP Code Lookup
  3. 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. 574.
Municipalities and communities of Wayne County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Wayne
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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