Volga, West Virginia

Volga, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Volga, West Virginia
Volga, West Virginia
Coordinates: 39°04′42″N 80°08′07″W / 39.07833°N 80.13528°W / 39.07833; -80.13528Coordinates: 39°04′42″N 80°08′07″W / 39.07833°N 80.13528°W / 39.07833; -80.13528
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Barbour
Elevation 1,430 ft (440 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code 26238
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1548688[1]

Volga is an unincorporated community in Barbour County, West Virginia, United States. Volga is 7.5 miles (12.1 km) southwest of Philippi. Volga has a post office with ZIP code 26238.[2]

An early variant name was Burnersville; the name Volga is a transfer from Volga River in Europe.[3]

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  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. 651.


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