Sector, West Virginia

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Sector, West Virginia
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Sector
Coordinates: 39°13′41″N78°51′21″W / 39.22806°N 78.85583°W / 39.22806; -78.85583
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Hampshire
Elevation
728 ft (222 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
26757
GNIS feature ID1560601 [1]

Sector is an unincorporated community in Hampshire County in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It is located along the west bank of the South Branch Potomac River on Fleming-Sector Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 8/3) across the river from the community of Glebe.

Sector grew as a result of its operation of a post office and station on the South Branch Valley Railroad in the early 20th century. On the railroad, it was known as Glebe Station because of its proximity to Glebe. A suspension bridge once connected the two communities via Fleming-Sector Road, but this was repeatedly demolished by a succession of serious floods, most recently in the late 1930s or early 1940s after which it was not rebuilt.

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