Wolford, Virginia

Wolford, Virginia
Unincorporated community
Wolford, Virginia
Coordinates: 37°21′52″N 81°59′28″W / 37.36444°N 81.99111°WCoordinates: 37°21′52″N 81°59′28″W / 37.36444°N 81.99111°W
Country United States
State Virginia
County Buchanan
Elevation 1,194 ft (364 m)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 24658
Area code(s) 276
GNIS feature ID 1497221[1]

Wolford is an unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia, United States. Wolford is 8.4 miles (13.5 km) northeast of Grundy. Wolford has a post office with ZIP code 24658, which opened on August 22, 1949.[2][3] The community was likely named for John Wolford, a pioneer.[4]

References

  1. "Wolford". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  3. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
  4. Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-57072-256-1.