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Spanishburg, West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°26′45″N 81°07′12″W / 37.44583°N 81.12000°W / 37.44583; -81.12000
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Spanishburg, West Virginia
Nickname: 
The Burg
Spanishburg, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Spanishburg, West Virginia
Spanishburg, West Virginia
Location within the state of West Virginia
Spanishburg, West Virginia is located in the United States
Spanishburg, West Virginia
Spanishburg, West Virginia
Spanishburg, West Virginia (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°26′45″N 81°07′12″W / 37.44583°N 81.12000°W / 37.44583; -81.12000
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMercer
Elevation
2,060 ft (630 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total208
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25922
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1555678[1]

Spanishburg is an unincorporated community in Mercer County, West Virginia, United States. Spanishburg is located on U.S. Route 19, 9 miles (14 km) north of Princeton. Spanishburg has a post office with ZIP code 25922. Spanishburg has a population of around 200.[2]

The community was named after Spanish Brown, a family member of a pioneer settler.[3]

References

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spanishburg, 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. 593.