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Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
Ranger, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°7′14″N 82°11′8″W / 38.12056°N 82.18556°W / 38.12056; -82.18556
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyLincoln
Government
 • Guyan River VFDChief William Frazier
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes25557

Ranger is an unincorporated community in western Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 10 southwest of the town of Hamlin, the county seat of Lincoln County. Its elevation is 614 feet (187 m). It has a post office with the ZIP code 25557. Ranger is served by the Guyan River VFD.

The community takes its name from Ranger Branch creek.

References

  1. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 112.
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ranger, West Virginia, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-03-29.
  3. USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  4. 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. 520.
Municipalities and communities of Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Hamlin
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Footnotes‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties


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