Bolt, West Virginia | |
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Census-designated place (CDP) | |
Coordinates: 37°45′24″N 81°24′54″W / 37.75667°N 81.41500°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Raleigh |
Area | |
• Total | 5.451 sq mi (14.12 km2) |
• Land | 5.445 sq mi (14.10 km2) |
• Water | 0.006 sq mi (0.02 km2) |
Elevation | 2,074 ft (632 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 548 |
• Density | 100/sq mi (39/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 25817 |
Area codes | 304 & 681 |
GNIS feature ID | 2586767 [2] |
Bolt is a census-designated place (CDP) in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Bolt is located on West Virginia Route 99, 12 miles (19 km) west of Beckley. Bolt has a post office with ZIP code 25817. [4] As of the 2010 census, its population is 548. [3]
A post office called Bolt has been in operation since 1902. [5] One Mr. George Washington Bolt, an early postmaster, gave the community his last name. [6]
Little Jimmy Dickens, a country singer, was born at Bolt in 1920. [7]