Premier
Premier is located in West Virginia
Premier
Premier
Location within the state of West Virginia
Premier is located in the United States
Premier
Premier
Premier (the United States)
Coordinates: 37°25′20″N 81°38′37″W / 37.42222°N 81.64361°W / 37.42222; -81.64361
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyMcDowell
Elevation
1,470 ft (450 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
24878
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1555405[1]

Premier is an unincorporated community in McDowell County, West Virginia, United States. Premier is located along U.S. Route 52, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) west-southwest of Welch. Premier has a post office with ZIP code 24878.[2]

The community most likely was named after the local Premier Coal Company.[3]

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. 507.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.