Reader, West Virginia

Reader
Census-designated place (CDP)
Reader Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 39°34′8″N80°43′58″W / 39.56889°N 80.73278°W / 39.56889; -80.73278
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Wetzel
Area [1]
• Total	0.946 sq mi (2.45 km2)
• Land	0.929 sq mi (2.41 km2)
• Water	0.017 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Population  (2020)
• Total	278
• Density	290/sq mi (110/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)

Reader is a census-designated place (CDP) in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 278 (down from 397 at the 2010 census). ^{[2] [3]}

Reader got its start circa 1901 when the railroad was extended to that point. ^[4] The community took its name from nearby Reader Run creek. ^[4]

References

1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
2. "Census Bureau profile: Reader CDP, West Virginia". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
3. "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved May 14, 2011.
4. 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. 522.