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Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States
Orma, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Orma is located in West VirginiaOrmaOrmaLocation within the state of West VirginiaShow map of West VirginiaOrma is located in the United StatesOrmaOrmaOrma (the United States)Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 38°44′58″N 81°5′55″W / 38.74944°N 81.09861°W / 38.74944; -81.09861
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyCalhoun
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes25268

Orma is an unincorporated community in Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 16 and the West Fork Little Kanawha River, to the south of the town of Grantsville, the county seat of Calhoun County. Its elevation is 738 feet (225 m). It has a post office with the ZIP code 25268.

The community was named after Orma Stalnaker.

References

  1. Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '04. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2004, p. 112.
  2. West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 44. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Orma, West Virginia, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-01-17.
  4. USPS – Cities by ZIP Code
  5. 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. 462.
Municipalities and communities of Calhoun County, West Virginia, United States
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