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Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
Lookout, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°03′55″N 80°58′06″W / 38.06528°N 80.96833°W / 38.06528; -80.96833
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyFayette
Elevation2,310 ft (700 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code25868
Area code(s)304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1554994

Lookout is an unincorporated community in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Lookout is located on U.S. Route 60, 7.5 miles (12.1 km) east of Fayetteville. Lookout has a post office with ZIP code 25868.

The community was so named because Indians used the elevated site to look out over the surrounding area.

See also

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  2. ZIP Code Lookup
  3. 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. 384.
Municipalities and communities of Fayette County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Fayetteville
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