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Myra, West Virginia

Coordinates: 38°13′17″N 82°06′45″W / 38.22139°N 82.11250°W / 38.22139; -82.11250
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Myra, West Virginia
Myra, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Myra, West Virginia
Myra, West Virginia
Myra, West Virginia is located in the United States
Myra, West Virginia
Myra, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°13′17″N 82°06′45″W / 38.22139°N 82.11250°W / 38.22139; -82.11250
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyLincoln
Elevation
663 ft (202 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25544[1]
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1549843[2]

Myra is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States.

A post office was operated at Myra from September 7, 1883 until it was closed on March 19, 2011.[3]

The community was founded at the same time the post office was established.[4]

References

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  1. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Myra, West Virginia
  3. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on April 28, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2011.
  4. 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. 436.