Nitro

Nitro is a city in and counties in the U.S. state of . It takes its name from a World War I-era nitrocellulose plant. The population was 6,618 according to the 2020 census. It is part of the .
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  • Town with about 6,620 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 590 feet (180 metres)
  • Description: city in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States
  • Postal code: 25143
  • Also known as
    “Crawford City”
    “Nitro, West Virginia”
    “Nitro, WV”

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Scary and East Nitro.
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Nitro

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Latitude
38.42208° or 38° 25′ 20″ north
Longitude
-81.8406° or 81° 50′ 26″ west
UN/LOCODE
US NIT
Open location code
86CWC5C5+RQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 154402454
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
4816665
Wiki­data ID
Q2211711

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Welsh—“Nitro” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “نيترو”
  • Basque: “Nitro”
  • Cebuano: “Nitro”
  • Chechen: “Найтро (Малхбузен Вирджини)”
  • Chechen: “Найтро”
  • Chinese: “奈特羅”
  • Czech: “Nitro”
  • Danish: “Nitro”
  • Dutch: “Nitro”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “نيترو”
  • French: “Nitro”
  • German: “Nitro”
  • Gilaki: “نیترو (خۊرخۊسي ويرجينيا)”
  • Gilaki: “نیترو”
  • Irish: “Nitro”
  • Italian: “Nitro”
  • Ladin: “Nitro”
  • Malagasy: “Nitro, West Virginia”
  • Malagasy: “Nitro”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Nitro”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Nitro”
  • Norwegian: “Nitro”
  • Persian: “نایترو”
  • Polish: “Nitro”
  • Portuguese: “Nitro”
  • Russian: “Найтро (Западная Виргиния)”
  • Russian: “Найтро”
  • Russian: “Нитро”
  • Serbian: “Нитро”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Nitro, West Virginia”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Nitro”
  • Slovak: “Nitro”
  • South Azerbaijani: “نیترو، باتی ویرجینیا”
  • Spanish: “Nitro (Virginia Occidental)”
  • Spanish: “Nitro”
  • Tatar: “Найтро (Көнбатыш Вирджиния)”
  • Tatar: “Найтро”
  • Ukrainian: “Найтро”
  • Urdu: “نائٹرو، ویسٹ ورجینیا”
  • Volapük: “Nitro”
  • Welsh: “Nitro, Gorllewin Virginia”
  • Welsh: “Nitro”

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Living Memorial Park and Nitro City Hall.

West Virginia: Highlights

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