Whitby, West Virginia facts for kids
| Whitby | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
Postmark from Whitby, West Virginia
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| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Raleigh |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 25939 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1555966 |
Whitby is an unincorporated community and coal town in the Winding Gulf Coalfield of southern West Virginia within Raleigh County, United States. Originally, Whitby was named Stahl. Before 1919, Bowyer was another accepted town name. By 1919, the town name of Whitby was being used. As of 1927, Whitby was the official name used by the United States Post Office.
Demographics
Whitby is part of the census-designated place of Coal City. At its height of coal production in the 1940s, Whitby had a population of 400.
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