Cool Ridge, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
37°39′29″N 81°05′44″W / 37.65806°N 81.09556°W / 37.65806; -81.09556CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCountyRaleighElevation
2,936 ft (895 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP code
25825
Area code(s)304 & 681GNIS feature ID1537605[1]

Cool Ridge is an unincorporated community in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Cool Ridge is located on U.S. Route 19, 3.5 miles (5.6 km) south of Shady Spring. Cool Ridge has a post office with ZIP code 25825.[2]

Notable resident

  • Cynthia Rylant (b. 1954), children's author, spent part of her childhood in Cool Ridge and part of her childhood in Beaver.[3]

References

  1. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ^ ZIP Code Lookup Archived 2012-07-28 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Cynthia Rylant" Archived 27 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine, Annie Merner Pfeiffer Library at West Virginia Wesleyan College, accessed 9 May 2024
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