| Snowflake, West Virginia | |
|---|---|
| Unincorporated community | |
  Snowflake  Snowflake | |
| Coordinates: 37°44′48″N80°33′16″W / 37.74667°N 80.55444°W Coordinates: 37°44′48″N80°33′16″W / 37.74667°N 80.55444°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Greenbrier |
| Elevation | 1,673 ft (510 m) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 304 & 681 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1555657 [1] |
Snowflake is an unincorporated community in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, United States. Snowflake is located near the south bank of the Greenbrier River 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Ronceverte.
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not governed by a local municipal corporation; similarly an unincorporated community is a settlement that is not governed by its own local municipal corporation, but rather is administered as part of larger administrative divisions, such as a township, parish, borough, county, city, canton, state, province or country. Occasionally, municipalities dissolve or disincorporate, which may happen if they become fiscally insolvent, and services become the responsibility of a higher administration. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. In most other countries of the world, there are either no unincorporated areas at all, or these are very rare; typically remote, outlying, sparsely populated or uninhabited areas.
Greenbrier County is a county in the U.S. state of West Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 35,480. Its county seat is Lewisburg. The county was formed in 1778 from Botetourt and Montgomery counties in Virginia.
West Virginia is a state located in the Appalachian region in the Southern United States and is also considered to be a part of the Middle Atlantic States. It is bordered by Pennsylvania to the north, Maryland to the east and northeast, Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, and Ohio to the northwest. West Virginia is the 41st largest state by area, and is ranked 38th in population. The capital and largest city is Charleston.
