Coordinates: 37°45′20″N 81°59′58″W / 37.75556°N 81.99944°W / 37.75556; -81.99944

Omar, West Virginia

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Omar, West Virginia
Census-designated place
Omar
Omar
Omar is located in West Virginia
Omar
Omar
Omar is located in the United States
Omar
Omar
Coordinates: 37°45′20″N 81°59′58″W / 37.75556°N 81.99944°W / 37.75556; -81.99944
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyLogan
Area
[1]
 • Total1.140 sq mi (2.95 km2)
 • Land1.125 sq mi (2.91 km2)
 • Water0.015 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Elevation
814 ft (248 m)
Population
 (2010)[2]
 • Total552
 • Density490.7/sq mi (189.5/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25638
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1544403[3]
FIPS code54-60628

Omar is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. Omar is located along West Virginia Route 44 and Island Creek, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) south of Logan.[4] Omar has a post office with ZIP code 25638.[5] As of the 2010 census, its population was 552.[2]

The community was named after James Omar Cole, one of the original lessors.[6]

  • Omar in 1935
    Omar in 1935

References

  1. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – West Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Omar CDP, West Virginia". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 17, 2021.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Omar, West Virginia
  4. ^ West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 57. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
  5. ^ ZIP Code Lookup
  6. ^ Swain, George T. "A History of the City of Logan, West Virginia: 1823-1916 (p. 117)". Retrieved March 6, 2022.


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