Erbacon, West Virginia

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Erbacon
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Erbacon
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Erbacon
Erbacon (the United States)
Coordinates: 38°31′8″N80°35′20″W / 38.51889°N 80.58889°W / 38.51889; -80.58889
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Webster
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
26203 [1]
Area codes 304 and 681
GNIS feature ID1538734 [2]

Erbacon is a small unincorporated community and coal town in Webster County, West Virginia, United States. The town's namesake was a prominent investor, E.R. Bacon, [3] who owned much of the land surrounding what is now Erbacon during the early 20th century.

References

  1. "Erbacon ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Erbacon, West Virginia
  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. 232.