Bomont, West Virginia

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Bomont, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Nickname(s): 
Pleasant Retreat
Bomont is located in West Virginia
Bomont
Bomont
Coordinates: 38°26′59″N 81°13′56″W / 38.44972°N 81.23222°W / 38.44972; -81.23222Coordinates: 38°26′59″N 81°13′56″W / 38.44972°N 81.23222°W / 38.44972; -81.23222
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyClay
Elevation
830 ft (250 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25030
Area codes304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1549602[1]

Bomont is an unincorporated community in Clay County, West Virginia, United States. Bomont is 8 miles (13 km) west of Clay. Bomont had a post office with ZIP code 25030,[2] which closed in 2011.[3]

The Golden Delicious originated in an orchard at Bomont.[4]

Bomont was first named Pleasant Retreat, but the name was later changed to Bomont.

References[]

  1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bomont, West Virginia
  2. ^ ZIP Code Lookup Archived June 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Who We Are - USPS".
  4. ^ Traverso, Amy (26 September 2011). The Apple Lover's Cookbook. W. W. Norton & Company. p. 40. ISBN 978-0-393-06599-2.


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