Centralia, West Virginia

Centralia
—  Unincorporated community  —
Centralia
Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates:
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Braxton
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 26601
FIPS code
GNIS feature ID

Centralia is an unincorporated community in Braxton County, West Virginia, United States. It was so named because it is in the central part of a county which also happens to be at the geographic center of the state. Its ZIP code is 26601.

In popular culture

Centralia was also the codename behind the film Silent Hill based on Konami's video game franchise. However, the name was scrapped and renamed Silent Hill. Strangely enough, the story takes place in West Virginia, but to match the game's location, Braxton County was replaced by Toluca County. The story of a town of the same name located in Central Pennsylvania bares shocking similarity to the story of the town described in the Silent Hill motion picture.

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