Yukon, West Virginia

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Yukon (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°19′9″N81°41′46″W / 37.31917°N 81.69611°W / 37.31917; -81.69611
Country United States
State West Virginia
County McDowell
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
24899
GNIS feature ID1549474 [1]

Yukon is an unincorporated community on Dry Fork in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. It lies at the intersection of West Virginia State Routes 16 and 83. According to the Geographic Names Information System, Yukon has also been known throughout its history as Susanna and Watson.

Yukon is on the Norfolk Southern Railway(former Norfolk and Western) network and the Dry Fork (Tug Fork tributary) river.

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