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Scarbro is a census-designated place (CDP) and coal town in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Scarbro is 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southwest of Oak Hill. Scarbro has a post office with ZIP code 25917.[4] As of the 2010 census, its population was 486.[2]

Scarbro, West Virginia
Census-designated place (CDP)
Former company store at Scarbro West Virginia
Scarbro
Scarbro
Coordinates: 37°57′11″N 81°09′56″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyFayette
Area
[1]
 • Total0.681 sq mi (1.76 km2)
 • Land0.680 sq mi (1.76 km2)
 • Water0.001 sq mi (0.003 km2)
Elevation
1,736 ft (529 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total486
 • Density710/sq mi (280/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25917
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1555579[3]

The community was named for the fact a large share of the first settlers were named Scarbrough.[5]


References


  1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Scarbro, 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. 557.


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