Raysal, West Virginia

Census-designated place in West Virginia, United States

37°20′35″N 81°46′56″W / 37.34306°N 81.78222°W / 37.34306; -81.78222CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCounty McDowellArea

^[1]

• Total1.244 sq mi (3.22 km²) • Land1.229 sq mi (3.18 km²) • Water0.015 sq mi (0.04 km²)Elevation

1,201 ft (366 m)Population

(2010)^[2]

• Total465 • Density370/sq mi (140/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code

24879

Area code(s)304 & 681GNIS feature ID1555448^[3]

Raysal is a census-designated place (CDP) in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Raysal is located along West Virginia Route 83, 1 mile (1.6 km) southeast of Bradshaw. Raysal has a post office with ZIP code 24879.^[4] As of the 2010 census, its population was 465.^[2]

The community's name is an amalgamation of Raymond Salvati, a mining official.^[5]

Raysal is on the Norfolk Southern Railway (former Norfolk and Western) network.

References

^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
^ ^a ^b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Raysal, West Virginia
^ ZIP Code Lookup
^ 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. 522.