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Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
Duck, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°35′00″N 80°56′12″W / 38.58333°N 80.93667°W / 38.58333; -80.93667
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBraxton and Clay
Elevation801 ft (244 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code25063
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1538393

Duck is an unincorporated community along the border of Braxton and Clay counties in West Virginia, United States. Duck is 11.5 miles (18.5 km) northeast of Clay. Duck has a post office with ZIP code 25063.

The origin of the name "Duck" is obscure.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Duck, West Virginia
  2. ZIP Code Lookup Archived June 14, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. pp. 141–142. Archived from the original on February 14, 2018.
Municipalities and communities of Braxton County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Sutton
Towns
Map of West Virginia Strange Creek, West Virginiahighlighting Braxton County
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
Municipalities and communities of Clay County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Clay
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Clay County map
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communities
Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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