Reader
Reader is a census-designated place in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 278. Reader got its start circa 1901 when the railroad was extended to that point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Hamlet with 397 residents
- Description: census-designated place in Wetzel County, West Virginia
- Also known as: “Reader, West Virginia” and “Reader, WV”
- Postal code: 26167
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Galmish and Porters Falls.
Galmish
Hamlet
Galmish is an unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States.
Porters Falls
Hamlet
Porters Falls is an unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States. It lies at an elevation of 682 feet. The first settlement at Porters Falls was made in 1818. Porters Falls is situated 2½ miles west of Reader.
Allister
Hamlet
Allister is an unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States. Allister is situated 3 miles northeast of Reader.
Reader
Latitude
39.56897° or 39° 34′ 8″ northLongitude
-80.73288° or 80° 43′ 58″ westPopulation
397Elevation
692 feet (211 metres)Open location code
86FXH798+HROpenStreetMap ID
node 154166987OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4819456Wikidata ID
Q3475302
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Volapük—“Reader” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Reader”
- Chechen: “Ридер”
- Dutch: “Reader”
- French: “Reader”
- German: “Reader”
- Gilaki: “ریدر”
- Irish: “Reader”
- Italian: “Reader, West Virginia”
- Italian: “Reader”
- Ladin: “Reader (West Virginia)”
- Ladin: “Reader”
- Persian: “ریدر”
- Polish: “Reader”
- Serbian: “Ридер”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Reader, West Virginia”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Reader”
- South Azerbaijani: “رئیدر، باتی ویرجینیا”
- Spanish: “Reader”
- Tatar: “Ридер”
- Ukrainian: “Рідер”
- Volapük: “Reader, West Virginia”
- Volapük: “Reader”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Trinity United Methodist Church and Reader United Brethren Church.
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