Pentress
Census-designated place (CDP)
Pentress is located in West Virginia
Pentress
Pentress
Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 39°42′37″N 80°9′37″W / 39.71028°N 80.16028°W / 39.71028; -80.16028
Country United States
State West Virginia
County Monongalia
Area
[1]
 • Total1.58 km2 (0.609 sq mi)
 • Land1.57 km2 (0.606 sq mi)
 • Water0.008 km2 (0.003 sq mi)
Elevation
[2]
289 m (948 ft)
Population
 (2010)[3]
 • Total175
 • Density110/km2 (290/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes
26544
GNIS feature ID2586865[2]

Pentress is a census-designated place (CDP) in northern Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 7 northwest of the city of Morgantown, the county seat of Monongalia County.[4] Its elevation is 951 feet (290 m). "Pentress" is not the only name the community has had; at various times in its history, it has been known as Minors Mills, New Brownsville, Pentrees, Pentress Junction, Statler Town, Statlers Town, Statlersville, and Stradlerstown.[5] The present name of Pentress was selected by an early settler who reportedly wanted a Welsh name.[6] It has a post office with the ZIP Code of 26544.[7] As of the 2010 census, its population was 175.[3]

References

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pentress, West Virginia
  3. ^ a b "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
  4. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 112.
  5. ^ Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-03-29.
  6. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 480.
  7. ^ USPS – Cities by ZIP Code


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