Tesla, West Virginia

Tesla, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Tesla West Virginia Postmark
Tesla West Virginia Postmark
Tesla, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Tesla, West Virginia
Tesla, West Virginia
Location within West Virginia
Tesla, West Virginia is located in the United States
Tesla, West Virginia
Tesla, West Virginia
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 38°36′07″N 80°42′12″W / 38.60194°N 80.70333°W / 38.60194; -80.70333
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBraxton
Elevation
1,181 ft (360 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
26640
Area codes304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1555794[1]

Tesla is an unincorporated community in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. Tesla is 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of Sutton.

The community might be named after a variant of the surname "Teasley" or Nikola Tesla (1856–1943), an electrical engineer and inventor.[2] Located near Tesla is the Windy Run Grade School, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Tesla". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved February 18, 2026.
  2. ↑ 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. 623.
  3. ↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
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