Idamay, West Virginia

Idamay, West Virginia
Census-designated place (CDP)

Location in Marion County and the state of West Virginia.
Coordinates: 39°29′49″N 80°15′25″W / 39.49694°N 80.25694°W / 39.49694; -80.25694Coordinates: 39°29′49″N 80°15′25″W / 39.49694°N 80.25694°W / 39.49694; -80.25694
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Marion
Area[1]
 • Total 0.882 sq mi (2.28 km2)
 • Land 0.881 sq mi (2.28 km2)
 • Water 0.001 sq mi (0.003 km2)
Elevation 1,178 ft (359 m)
Population (2010)[2]
 • Total 611
 • Density 690/sq mi (270/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 26576
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1554762[3]

Idamay is a census-designated place (CDP) in Marion County, West Virginia, United States. Idamay is located along West Virginia Route 218 1 mile (1.6 km) south of Farmington. Idamay has a post office with ZIP code 26576.[4] As of the 2010 census, its population was 611.[2]

The community was named after the sister of an early settler.[5]

Idamay postmark 

References

  1. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
  2. 1 2 "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
  3. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Idamay, 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. 323.


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