Baker, West Virginia

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Baker, West Virginia
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Coordinates: 39°2′30″N78°44′41″W / 39.04167°N 78.74472°W / 39.04167; -78.74472 Coordinates: 39°2′30″N78°44′41″W / 39.04167°N 78.74472°W / 39.04167; -78.74472
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Hardy
Population
 (2000)
  Total1,262
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
26801
GNIS feature ID1553778 [1]

Baker is an unincorporated community on the Lost River in Hardy County, West Virginia, United States. Baker is located at the intersection of U.S. Route 48, West Virginia Route 55, West Virginia Route 29 and West Virginia Route 259. The ZCTA population for Baker's ZIP Code was 1,262 at the 2000 census, though the zip code covers a much larger area than the actual community itself. [2]

The community has the name of the local Baker family. [3]

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References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Baker, West Virginia
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2004-11-28. Retrieved 2006-01-09.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  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. 91.
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