Buckeye is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Buckeye is located along U.S. Route 219, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) southwest of Marlinton. As of mid 2021, US post office now open. Town has large used bookstore, c-store, farm supply, and access to Greenbrier trail and Greenbrier River. Home of Louise McNeill, former poet laureate of WV. La in Buckeye.[2]

Buckeye, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°11′09″N 80°08′04″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Pocahontas
Elevation	2,110 ft (640 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	24924
Area code(s)	304 & 681
GNIS feature ID	1554019[1]

The community takes its name from nearby Buckeye Cove.[3]

Climate

The climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Buckeye has a marine west coast climate, abbreviated "Cfb" on climate maps.[4] Buckeye holds the October record low of 3 for the state of West Virginia.

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