Pickens, West Virginia

Pickens, West Virginia
Pickens, West Virginia
Census-designated place (CDP)
	Pickens, West Virginia
	Coordinates: 38°39′18″N 80°12′42″W / 38.65500°N 80.21167°WCoordinates: 38°39′18″N 80°12′42″W / 38.65500°N 80.21167°W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Randolph
Area
• Total	2.031 sq mi (5.26 km2)
• Land	2.031 sq mi (5.26 km2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation	2,687 ft (819 m)
Population (2010)
• Total	66
• Density	32/sq mi (13/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	26230
Area code(s)	304 & 681
GNIS feature ID	1544793

Pickens is a census-designated place (CDP) in Randolph County, West Virginia, United States. Pickens is 13 miles (21 km) west-southwest of Huttonsville. It is the home of the . Pickens has a post office with ZIP code 26230.^[4] As of the 2010 census, its population was 66.^[2]

Pickens had its start in 1892 when the railroad was extended to that point.^[5] The community was named after James Pickens, Jr., the original owner of the town site.^[5]

Climate[]

The climate in this area has mild differences between highs and lows, and there is adequate rainfall year-round. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Pickens has a marine west coast climate, abbreviated "Cfb" on climate maps.^[6]

Notable person[]

Admiral Frank G. Fahrion, USN, was born in Pickens.^[7]

References[]

^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pickens, West Virginia
^ ZIP Code Lookup
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b 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. 485.
^ Climate Summary for Pickens, West Virginia
^ Admiral Frank G. Farion

This article about a location in Randolph County, West Virginia is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by .

[GR1-1] "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.

[GR8-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.

[3] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pickens, West Virginia

[4] ZIP Code Lookup

[Kenny-5] Jump up to: ^a ^b 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. 485.

[6] Climate Summary for Pickens, West Virginia

[7] Admiral Frank G. Farion

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]

[7]

hide v t Municipalities and communities of Randolph County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Elkins
City	Elkins
Towns	Beverly Harman Huttonsville Mill Creek Montrose Womelsdorf (Coalton)
CDPs	Bowden Dailey East Dailey Helvetia Pickens Valley Bend Valley Head Whitmer
Unincorporated communities	Adolph Aggregates Alpena Arnold Hill Bemis Blue Spring Brady Gate Bruxton Canfield Cassity Cheat Bridge Cubana Crystal Springs Czar Dry Fork Elkwater Ellamore‡ Evenwood Fairview (near Elkins) Fairview (near Helvetia) Faulkner Flint Glady Harding Hazelwood Horton Jimtown Job Kerens Lee Bell Little Italy Loda Mabie Mingo Monterville Newlonton Norton Pumpkintown Read Silica Spangler Sullivan Sully Suncrest Tigheville Upper Mingo Weaver Weese Whyte Wymer
Ghost towns	Kuntzville Lumber Montes Osceola Perlytown
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
West Virginia portal United States portal