Spelter, West Virginia

Spelter, West Virginia
Spelter is located in West Virginia
Spelter
Spelter
Location within West Virginia
Spelter is located in the United States
Spelter
Spelter
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 39°20′42″N 80°19′04″W / 39.34500°N 80.31778°W / 39.34500; -80.31778
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyHarrison
Area
 • Total
0.495 sq mi (1.28 km2)
 • Land0.495 sq mi (1.28 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation
1,007 ft (307 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
244
 • Density493/sq mi (190/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
26438
Area codes304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1555681[2]

Spelter is a census-designated place (CDP) in Harrison County, West Virginia, United States. Spelter is 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north of Clarksburg. Spelter has a post office with ZIP code 26438.[3] As of the 2020 census, its population was 244 (down from 346 at the 2010 census).[4][5]

An early variant name was Ziesing.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Spelter, West Virginia
  3. ↑ ZIP Code Lookup
  4. ↑ "Census Bureau profile: Spelter CDP, West Virginia". United States Census Bureau. May 2023. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  5. ↑ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  6. ↑ 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. 697.