Whitmer, West Virginia

Whitmer, West Virginia
Census-designated place (CDP)
Whitmer, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°48′46″N 79°32′56″W / 38.81278°N 79.54889°WCoordinates: 38°48′46″N 79°32′56″W / 38.81278°N 79.54889°W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Randolph
Area[1]
• Total	0.423 sq mi (1.10 km^2)
• Land	0.423 sq mi (1.10 km^2)
• Water	0 sq mi (0 km^2)
Elevation	2,762 ft (842 m)
Population (2010)[2]
• Total	106
• Density	250/sq mi (97/km^2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	26296[3]
Area code(s)	304 & 681
GNIS feature ID	1553440[4]

Whitmer is a census-designated place (CDP) in Randolph County, West Virginia, USA. It is 7.5 miles (12.1 km) south-southwest of Harman and is situated on the Dry Fork Cheat River. Whitmer had a post office, which closed on May 21, 2011.^[5] As of the 2010 census, its population was 106.^[2]

Notable people

• Dewey L. Fleming, journalist and Pulitzer Prize recipient, was born in Whitmer.^[6]

References

1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
3. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
4. "Whitmer". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
5. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
6. 'Complete Biographical Encyclopedia of Pulitzer Prize Winners 1917-2000,' volume 16, Heinz-D. Fischer and Erika J. Fischer, K.G. Saur, Munich, Germany: 2002, Biographical Sketch of Dewey Lee Fleming, pg. 71