Gilboa, West Virginia

Gilboa, West Virginia
Gilboa, West Virginia
Gilboa, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°18′12″N 80°56′11″W / 38.30333°N 80.93639°W / 38.30333; -80.93639
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyNicholas
Elevation
2,251 ft (686 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
26671
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1539393

Gilboa is an unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States. Gilboa is located on West Virginia Route 39, 5 miles (8.0 km) west-northwest of Summersville. Gilboa has a post office with ZIP code 26671.

The community derives its name, directly or indirectly, from Mount Gilboa in Israel.

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  3. ^ 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. 267.