Kistler, West Virginia

Kistler, West Virginia
Census-designated place
Kistler post office
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Coordinates: 37°45′22″N81°51′36″W / 37.75611°N 81.86000°W / 37.75611; -81.86000
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Logan
Area [1]
• Total	1.494 sq mi (3.87 km2)
• Land	1.486 sq mi (3.85 km2)
• Water	0.008 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation	774 ft (236 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	420
• Density	355.3/sq mi (137.2/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	25628
Area codes	304 & 681
GNIS feature ID	1541251 [2]
FIPS code	54-44188

Kistler is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 420 (down from 528 at the 2010 census). ^{[3] [4]}

Geography

Kistler is in southern Logan County, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northeast of Man, along Buffalo Creek. ^[5] It is bordered to the northeast (upstream) by Accoville.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Kistler CDP has a total area of 1.494 square miles (3.87 km²), of which 1.486 square miles (3.85 km²) are land and 0.008 square miles (0.021 km²), or 0.54%, are water. ^[1] The community was affected by the Buffalo Creek flood in 1972.

References

1. "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – West Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kistler, West Virginia
3. "Census Bureau profile: Kistler CDP, West Virginia". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
4. "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Kistler CDP, West Virginia". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
5. West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 57. ISBN   0-89933-246-3.