West Alexander
West Alexander is a census-designated place in Donegal Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, and formerly a borough in Washington County. Located less than a mile east of the border with West Virginia, the population was 604 at the 2010 census, just short of double the population of 320 recorded in the 2000 Census.- Type: Village with 306 residents
- Description: census designated place in Washington County, Pennsylvania, United States
- Also known as: “West Alexander, PA”, “West Alexander, Pennsylvania”, and “Wест Алехандер”
- Postal code: 15376
Places of Interest
Highlights: Blaney Mays Covered Bridge and Bear Rock Lakes Wildlife Management Area.
Blaney Mays Covered Bridge
Bridge
The Blaney Mays Covered Bridge is a historic covered… Blaney Mays Covered Bridge is situated 1½ miles southeast of West Alexander.
Bear Rock Lakes Wildlife Management Area
Park
Bear Rock Lakes Wildlife Management Area is a 242-acre… Bear Rock Lakes Wildlife Management Area is situated 2½ miles southwest of West Alexander.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mount Echo and Potomac.
Mount Echo
Hamlet
Mount Echo is an unincorporated community in Ohio County, West Virginia, United States.
Potomac
Hamlet
Potomac is an unincorporated community in Ohio County, in the U.S. state of West Virginia. Potomac is situated 3½ miles north of West Alexander.
Point Mills
Hamlet
Point Mills is an unincorporated community in Ohio County, West Virginia, United States. Point Mills is situated 4 miles west of West Alexander.
West Alexander
Latitude
40.10507° or 40° 6′ 18″ north
Longitude
-80.50785° or 80° 30′ 28″ west
Population
306
Elevation
1,332 feet (406 metres)
UN/LOCODE
US W8A
Open location code
86GX4F4R+2V
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place=village
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Volapük—“West Alexander” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “West Alexander”
- Chechen: “Вест-Александер”
- Dutch: “West Alexander”
- French: “West Alexander”
- German: “West Alexander”
- Gilaki: “وست الکساندر (پنسيلوانيا)”
- Gilaki: “وست الکساندر”
- Haitian: “West Alexander, Pennsilvani”
- Haitian: “West Alexander”
- Irish: “West Alexander”
- Italian: “West Alexander”
- Ladin: “West Alexander”
- Min Nan Chinese: “West Alexander”
- Persian: “وست آلکساندر”
- Portuguese: “West Alexander”
- Serbian: “Вест Александер”
- Serbo-Croatian: “West Alexander, Pennsylvania”
- Serbo-Croatian: “West Alexander”
- South Azerbaijani: “وست آلکساندر، پنسیلوانیا”
- Spanish: “West Alexander”
- Tatar: “Вест-Александер”
- Turkish: “West Alexander”
- Ukrainian: “Вест-Александер”
- Urdu: “ویسٹ الیگزینڈر، پنسلوانیا”
- Uzbek: “West Alexander”
- Volapük: “West Alexander”
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Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Coon Island and Valley Grove.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: West Alexander Post Office and West Alexander Volunteer Fire Department Station 39.
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