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Avondale, McDowell County, West Virginia

Coordinates: 37°24′45″N 81°47′3″W / 37.41250°N 81.78417°W / 37.41250; -81.78417
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Avondale
Avondale is located in West Virginia
Avondale
Avondale
Location within the state of West Virginia
Avondale is located in the United States
Avondale
Avondale
Avondale (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°24′45″N 81°47′3″W / 37.41250°N 81.78417°W / 37.41250; -81.78417
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMcDowell
Elevation
1,066 ft (325 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
24811
GNIS feature ID1553769[1]

Avondale is an unincorporated community located in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Avondale lies along the Norfolk and Western Railroad on the Dry Fork. According to the Geographic Names Information System, the community has also been known as Ritter having been named after William McLellan Ritter, founder of the W.M. Ritter company.

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