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Lizemores, West Virginia
Lizemores, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Lizemores, West Virginia
Lizemores, West Virginia
Location in West Virginia
Lizemores, West Virginia is located in the United States
Lizemores, West Virginia
Lizemores, West Virginia
Location in the United States
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Clay
Elevation
994 ft (303 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25125
Area code(s) 304 & 681
GNIS feature ID 1549788

Lizemores is a small place in Clay County, West Virginia, United States. It is known as an "unincorporated community." This means it does not have its own local government like a city or town. Instead, it is managed as part of the larger county.

Exploring Lizemores

Lizemores is located in the beautiful state of West Virginia. It sits along West Virginia Route 16, which is a main road in the area. The community is about 10 miles (or 16 kilometers) southwest of a town called Clay.

Services in Lizemores

Even though Lizemores is a small community, it has its own post office. This post office helps people send and receive mail. It uses the ZIP code 25125 for all mail sent to Lizemores.

How Lizemores Got Its Name

The name "Lizemores" comes from a local family. This family's name was actually "Sizemore." However, when postal officials first wrote down the name, they made a mistake. They accidentally wrote "Lizemores" instead of "Sizemore." This spelling error was never fixed, and so the community has been called Lizemores ever since!

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