Lafferty, Ohio

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Lafferty, Ohio
Lafferty, Ohio Post Office 43951.jpg
Lafferty Post Office
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Location of Lafferty, Ohio
Coordinates: 40°06′51″N81°01′08″W / 40.11417°N 81.01889°W / 40.11417; -81.01889
Country United States
State Ohio
County Belmont
Township Union
Elevation
[1]
1,125 ft (343 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
255
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
43951
Area code 740
GNIS feature ID2628914 [1]

Lafferty is a census-designated place in northeastern Union Township, Belmont County, Ohio, United States, along Wheeling Creek. [1] [2] As of the 2020 census it had a population of 255. [3] It has a post office with the ZIP code 43951. [4]

Lafferty is part of the Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.

The community was named after one Dr. Joseph Laf(f)erty. [5]

Notable person

References

  1. 1 2 3 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lafferty, Ohio
  2. Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1991. pp. 62–63. ISBN   0-89933-233-1.
  3. "Lafferty CPD, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 24, 2023.
  4. Zip Code Lookup
  5. Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 72.