Official Name: | Buckeye, West Virginia |
Pushpin Map: | West Virginia#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | West Virginia |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Pocahontas |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 2110 |
Coordinates: | 38.1858°N -80.1344°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 24924 |
Area Code: | 304 & 681 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 1554019[1] |
Buckeye is an unincorporated community in Pocahontas County, West Virginia, United States. Buckeye is located along U.S. Route 219, 3.5miles southwest of Marlinton.
The community takes its name from nearby Buckeye Cove.[2]
The climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Buckeye has a marine west coast climate, abbreviated "Cfb" on climate maps.[3] Buckeye holds the October record low of 3 for the state of West Virginia.
Louise McNeill, seventh Poet Laureate of West Virginia