Earling is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. The Earling post office closed on July 1, 1989.[3] The town now shares ZIP Code 25632 with Lyburn and Taplin.

Earling, West Virginia
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 37°45′59″N 81°54′55″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Logan
Area [1]
• Total	0.19 sq mi (0.48 km2)
• Land	0.17 sq mi (0.44 km2)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation	732 ft (223 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	25632
Area code(s)	304 & 681
GNIS feature ID	1538495[2]
FIPS code	54-23020

The community used to be known as "Ferndale" and "Manbar"; its name was changed to Earling in 1906.[2] The present name is after a pioneer settler.[4]

Geography

Earling is in south-central Logan County, on the east side of the Guyandotte River. West Virginia Route 10 formerly went through the center of town but is now a four-lane highway that bypasses the town on the west side of the river; the closest access is half a mile to the northwest from Rich Creek Road. The town of Man is 2.75 miles (4.43 km) to the southeast.[5]

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Earling CDP has a total area of 0.19 square miles (0.48 km²), of which 0.02 square miles (0.04 km²), or 8.70%, are water.[1] The Guyandotte River, which comprises the water area, is a north-flowing waterway which joins the Ohio River east of Huntington.

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