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Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
Duck, West Virginia
Duck is located in West Virginia
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Duck is located in the——United States
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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 code
25063
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.


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