Reader, West Virginia

Reader
Census-designated place (CDP)
Reader

Location within the state of West Virginia

Coordinates: 39°34′8″N 80°43′58″W / 39.56889°N 80.73278°WCoordinates: 39°34′8″N 80°43′58″W / 39.56889°N 80.73278°W
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Wetzel
Area[1]
  Total 0.946 sq mi (2.45 km2)
  Land 0.929 sq mi (2.41 km2)
  Water 0.017 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Population (2010)[2]
  Total 397
  Density 420/sq mi (160/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)

Reader is a census-designated place (CDP) in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 397.[2] It was named either for Benjamin Reader who "traded a bay mare and a ten gallon copper kettle for the land", or for Jacob Reader.

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