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Raysal, West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°20′35″N 81°46′56″W / 37.34306°N 81.78222°W / 37.34306; -81.78222
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Raysal
Raysal is located in West Virginia
Raysal
Raysal
Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°20′35″N 81°46′56″W / 37.34306°N 81.78222°W / 37.34306; -81.78222
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMcDowell
Area
 • Total1.244 sq mi (3.22 km2)
 • Land1.229 sq mi (3.18 km2)
 • Water0.015 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
1,201 ft (366 m)
Population
 • Total465
 • Density370/sq mi (140/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
24879
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1555448[3]

Raysal is a census-designated place (CDP) in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Raysal is located along West Virginia Route 83, 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of Bradshaw. Raysal has a post office with ZIP code 24879.[4] As of the 2010 census, its population was 465.[2]

The community's name is an amalgamation of Raymond Salvati, a mining official.[5]

Raysal is on the Norfolk Southern Railway (former Norfolk and Western) network.

References

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  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Raysal, West Virginia
  4. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  5. ^ 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. 522.