Duck, West Virginia

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Duck, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°35′00″N80°56′12″W / 38.58333°N 80.93667°W / 38.58333; -80.93667
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Braxton and Clay
Elevation
801 ft (244 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25063
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1538393 [1]

Duck is an unincorporated community along the border of Braxton and Clay counties in West Virginia, United States. Duck is 11.5 miles (18.5 km) northeast of Clay. Duck has a post office with ZIP code 25063. [2]

The origin of the name "Duck" is obscure. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Duck, West Virginia
  2. ↑ ZIP Code Lookup Archived June 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ↑ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. pp. 141–142. Archived from the original on February 14, 2018.


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