Lanark, West Virginia

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Lanark, West Virginia
Lanark, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Lanark, West Virginia
Lanark, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°49′39″N 81°08′46″W / 37.82750°N 81.14611°W / 37.82750; -81.14611Coordinates: 37°49′39″N 81°08′46″W / 37.82750°N 81.14611°W / 37.82750; -81.14611
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyRaleigh
Elevation
2,316 ft (706 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25860
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1554905[1]

Lanark is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Lanark is located on West Virginia Route 41, 4 miles (6.4 km) northeast of downtown Beckley. Lanark has a post office with ZIP code 25860.[2]

The community was named after Lanark, in Scotland.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  3. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 358.


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