Scott Depot, West Virginia facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Scott Depot, West Virginia
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 Scott Depot, West Virginia
Location in West Virginia
Scott Depot, West Virginia
Location in the United States
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| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Putnam |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes |
25560
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| GNIS feature ID | 1546516 |
Scott Depot is a small place in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States. It's called an unincorporated community. This means it's a group of homes and businesses that isn't officially a town or city with its own local government.
Scott Depot is located along a stream called Crooked Creek. It's part of a larger area known as Teays Valley. Teays Valley is a census-designated place, which is a special area defined by the government for counting people. Scott Depot is also part of the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area, a big region that includes several cities and their surrounding communities. The special code for mail in Scott Depot is 25560.
Learning in Scott Depot
Students in Scott Depot go to public schools managed by the Putnam County Schools. These schools help kids from kindergarten all the way through high school.
Local Schools for Kids
Kids living in Scott Depot are part of the Winfield school area. This means they attend schools in or near Winfield.
- Winfield High School: This is where older students go for their high school education.
- Winfield Middle School: Students in the middle grades attend this school.
- Scott-Teays Elementary School: Younger children go here for their elementary education.
Japanese Weekend School
Scott-Teays Elementary School also hosts a special school called the West Virginia International School (ウエストバージニア国際学校 Uesuto Bājinia Kokusai Gakkō). This is a Japanese weekend school, also known as a hoshuko. It's a school where Japanese children living in the United States can go on weekends to learn about Japanese language and culture. This helps them keep up with their studies if they return to Japan later.
