Gay, West Virginia

Gay
Unincorporated community
Gay
Gay

Location within the state of West Virginia

Coordinates: 38°46′14″N 81°33′11″W / 38.77056°N 81.55306°W / 38.77056; -81.55306Coordinates: 38°46′14″N 81°33′11″W / 38.77056°N 81.55306°W / 38.77056; -81.55306
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Jackson
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 25244
Area code(s) 304
GNIS ID 1539361[1]

Gay is an unincorporated community in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. Although it is unincorporated, Gay has a post office, with the ZIP Code of 25244.[2]

One Mr. Gay, an early postmaster, gave the community his last name.[3]

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Gay, West Virginia
  2. "Gay, WV post office locations". postofficefinder.org. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  3. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 56.


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