Stephenson, West Virginia

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Stephenson (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°34′49″N81°19′35″W / 37.58028°N 81.32639°W / 37.58028; -81.32639 Coordinates: 37°34′49″N81°19′35″W / 37.58028°N 81.32639°W / 37.58028; -81.32639
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Wyoming
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
25928
GNIS feature ID1555708 [1]

Stephenson is an unincorporated community in Wyoming County, West Virginia, United States. Part of the community was known as Devils Fork until 1935. [1] The community was named after W. G. Stephenson, a mining official. [2]

Stephenson has a post office, with the ZIP code 25928. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Stephenson, West Virginia
  2. 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. 602.
  3. http://about.usps.com/who-we-are/postmasterfinder/welcome.htm