Mount_Alto Latitude and Longitude:
38°51′52″N 81°52′41″W / 38.86444°N 81.87806°W / 38.86444; -81.87806
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Mount Alto, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Mount Alto is located in West Virginia
Mount Alto
Mount Alto
Mount Alto is located in the United States
Mount Alto
Mount Alto
Coordinates: 38°51′52″N 81°52′41″W / 38.86444°N 81.87806°W / 38.86444; -81.87806
CountryUnited States
State West Virginia
County Jackson
Time zone UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST))
 • Summer ( DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
25264 [1]

Mount Alto is an unincorporated community in far western Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 331, northwest of the city of Ripley, the county seat of Jackson County. [2] Its elevation is 709 feet (216 m). [3] Mount Alto had a post office, which closed on June 20, 2009. [4]

Notable person

Former United States Senator Carte Goodwin, who served briefly in 2010, is a native of Mount Alto.

References

  1. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  2. ^ DeLorme. West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. 4th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2007, p. 32-33. ISBN  0-89933-327-3.
  3. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Alto, West Virginia, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-05-31.
  4. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved October 10, 2011.


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