Copen | |
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Coordinates: 38°50′15″N 80°43′46″W / 38.83750°N 80.72944°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Braxton |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 26615[1] |
Area code(s) | 304 and 681 |
GNIS feature ID | 1549639[2] |
Copen is an unincorporated community in Braxton County, central West Virginia, United States. The community is located at the confluence of Copen and Bull Fork Creeks. Its most famous resident was Melvin Wine (1909–2003), an acclaimed old-time fiddler.
Neighboring towns: Flower; 1.5 miles west, Arnette; southeast, Burnsville; east, Bower; north
The community has the name of John Copen, a pioneer settler.[3]