West Dunbar, West Virginia

Coordinates: 38°22′23″N 81°45′19″W / 38.37306°N 81.75528°W

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West Dunbar, West Virginia
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 38°22′23″N 81°45′19″W / 38.37306°N 81.75528°W / 38.37306; -81.75528
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Kanawha
Area ^[1]
• Total	0.24 sq mi (0.63 km²)
• Land	0.22 sq mi (0.58 km²)
• Water	0.02 sq mi (0.05 km²)
Elevation	605 ft (184 m)
Population (2020)^[2]	617
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP Code	25064 (Dunbar)
Area code(s)	304/681
FIPS code	54-85636
GNIS feature ID	2807493^[3]

West Dunbar is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 617.^[2]

West Dunbar is in the western part of the county, on the north side of the Kanawha River valley. It is bordered to the south and east by the city of Dunbar. West Virginia Route 25 (Fairlawn Avenue) forms the northeast border of the community. Route 25 leads southeast into Dunbar and east 8 miles (13 km) to Charleston, the state capital, while in the other direction it leads northwest 6 miles (10 km) to Nitro. Interstate 64 runs parallel to Route 25 just outside the CDP; the closest highway access is from Exit 50, 1 mile (1.6 km) to the northwest in Institute, or from Exit 53, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) to the southeast in Dunbar.

References

^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – West Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "West Dunbar CDP, West Virginia: 2020 DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171)". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 26, 2021.
^ "West Dunbar Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Charleston
Cities	Charleston Dunbar Marmet Montgomery‡ Nitro‡ St. Albans Smithers‡ South Charleston	Kanawha County map
Towns	Belle Cedar Grove Chesapeake Clendenin East Bank Glasgow Handley Pratt
CDPs	Alum Creek‡ Big Chimney Chelyan Coal Fork Cross Lanes Dupont City Elkview Eskdale Hansford Hollygrove Institute Jefferson Malden Pinch Rand Shrewsbury Sissonville Tornado West Dunbar
Other communities	Aarons Acme Acup Amandaville Amelia Annfred Apgah Barren Creek Blackhawk Blakeley Blount Blue Creek Blundon Bream Brounland Burnwell Cabin Creek Carbon Carney Cinco Coalburg Coalridge Coco Copenhaver Corton Crede Crown Hill Davis Creek Dawes Decota Dial Diamond Dickinson Donwood‡ Dry Branch Dungriff East Nitro East Side Edgewood Elk Elk Forest Elk Hills Emmons‡ Etowah Falling Rock Ferrell Fivemile Forest Hills Forks of Coal Fort Hill Frame Fuquay Gallagher Gazil Giles Green Valley Greencastle Grippe Guthrie Heatherman Hernshaw Hicumbottom Highlawn Hillsdale Hitop Holly Hollyhurst Hugheston Indian Island Branch Ivydale Jarrett Jarretts Ford Joplin Kayford Kelly Hill Kendalia Laing Leewood Legg Lico Lincoln Livingston London Loudendale Lower Belle Lower Falls Mammoth Meadowbrook Miami Milliken Mink Shoals Monarch Mound Notomine Nuckolls Ohley Olcott Pentacre Pocatalico Pond Gap Port Amherst Putney Quarrier Quick Reamer Red Warrior Rensford Republic River Bend Riverside Rocky Fork Rock Lake Village Ronda Rosina Ruth Ruthdale Rutledge Sanderson Sandy Sattes Schrader Sharon Snow Hill Sproul Standard Tad Three Mile Turner Twomile Tyler Heights Tyler Mountain United Victor Walgrove Wallace Ward Weir Wellford Wevaco Whittaker Wilson Winifrede Youngs Bottom
Ghost towns	Morris
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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