Mount Lookout, West Virginia

Mt. Lookout, West Virginia
—  Unincorporated community  —
Location of Mt. Lookout in West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°10′00″N 80°54′42″W / 38.1666667°N 80.91167°W / 38.1666667; -80.91167
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Nicholas
Elevation[1]	1,965 ft (599 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	26678
Area code(s)	304
FIPS code	54067
GNIS feature ID	1554804[1]
Other names	Flatlands McClung Settlement New Milton[1]

Mt. Lookout is a small unincorporated community in Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States, 10 miles (16 km) south of Summersville.

Mount Lookout is located at 38°10′00″N 80°54′42″W / 38.1666667°N 80.91167°W / 38.1666667; -80.91167Coordinates: 38°10′00″N 80°54′42″W / 38.1666667°N 80.91167°W / 38.1666667; -80.91167 (38.1667776, -80.9117644).^[1] It lies 1,965 feet (599 m) above sea level.

Mount Lookout has a post office with the ZIP Code 26678.^[2] Post Office Box service is available as well as highway contract street delivery.

Mount Lookout has (1) elementary school, Mt. Lookout Elementary, as well as a Head Start Program. There is (1) small general store, Kountry Mart, selling sodas, bread, snacks, etc. The area is served by the Wilderness Volunteer Fire Department. There is one Baptist church, Mt. Pleasant Missionary Baptist Church. There is a Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses. There are a handful of vehicle mechanics in the community.

Mount Lookout is divided in half by US Route 19. The school, fire department, and the Kingdom Hall are on the eastern side of the highway while the Baptist church, Post Office, and Kountry Mart are on the western side of the highway. The southern portion of the community is bordered by the Meadow River while the Summersville Lake recreational area is just north of the community.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Lookout, West Virginia. Retrieved on 3 December 2008.
2. ^ "Zip Code Lookup". Retrieved on 03 December 2008.