Roderfield
Davy Roderfield Road in Roderfield
Davy Roderfield Road in Roderfield
Roderfield is located in West Virginia
Roderfield
Roderfield
Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°27′01″N 81°42′20″W / 37.45028°N 81.70556°W / 37.45028; -81.70556
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMcDowell
Area
  Total0.279 sq mi (0.72 km2)
  Land0.265 sq mi (0.69 km2)
  Water0.014 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
1,129 ft (344 m)
Population
  Total188
  Density670/sq mi (260/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
24881
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1555514[3]

Roderfield is a census-designated place (CDP) in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Roderfield is 7 miles (11 km) west-northwest of Welch. Roderfield has a post office with ZIP code 24881.[4] As of the 2010 census, its population is 188.[2]

The community was named after Roderfield Iager, the original owner of the town site.[5]

References

  1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. 1 2 "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  3. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ZIP Code Lookup
  5. 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. 538.


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