Centralia, West Virginia
Centralia is an unincorporated community in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States.[1] It was so named because it is in the central part of a county which also happens to be at the geographic center of the state.[2] Its ZIP code is 26601.
Centralia | |
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  Centralia Location within the state of West Virginia  Centralia Centralia (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°37′23″N 80°34′4″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Braxton |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 26601 |
Notes
- "Centralia, West Virginia". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- 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. 162.
Municipalities and communities of Braxton County, West Virginia, United States | ||
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| Towns |  Map of West Virginia Strange Creek, West Virginiahighlighting Braxton County | |
| Unincorporated communities |
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| Ghost towns | ||
| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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