West Columbia, West Virginia Explained

Official Name:	West Columbia, 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:	Mason
Timezone:	Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:	-5
Timezone Dst:	EDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-4
Elevation Ft:	571
Coordinates:	38.9831°N -82.0636°W
Postal Code Type:	ZIP code
Postal Code:	25287
Area Code:	304 & 681
Blank Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank Info:	1555941

West Columbia is an unincorporated community in Mason County, West Virginia, United States. West Columbia is located on the Ohio River and West Virginia Route 62, 3miles southwest of Mason. West Columbia has a post office with ZIP code 25287.^[1]

The community most likely was named after Columbia, the female personification of the United States of America.^[2]

Infrastructure

The West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation operates the women's prison Lakin Correctional Center in Lakin, near West Columbia.^[3]

Notable person

Georgiana Goddard King (1871–1939), Hispanist and medievalist

Notes and References

http://www.zipinfo.com/cgi-local/zipsrch.exe?cnty=cnty&zip=25287&Go=Go ZIP Code Lookup
Book: Kenny, Hamill. West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. 1945. The Place Name Press. Piedmont, WV. 665–666.
"Lakin Correctional Center and Jail." West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation. Retrieved on November 17, 2018. "11264 Ohio River Road, West Columbia, WV 25287 (Mason County)"