Pentress, West Virginia

Pentress
—  Census-designated place  —
Pentress Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 39°42′37″N 80°9′37″W / 39.71028°N 80.16028°W / 39.71028; -80.16028Coordinates: 39°42′37″N 80°9′37″W / 39.71028°N 80.16028°W / 39.71028; -80.16028
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Monongalia
Area[1]
– Total	0.609 sq mi (1.6 km2)
– Land	0.606 sq mi (1.6 km2)
– Water	0.003 sq mi (0 km2)
Population (2010)[2]
– Total	175
– Density	287.4/sq mi (110.9/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	26544
FIPS code
GNIS feature ID

Pentress is an unincorporated census-designated place in northern Monongalia County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along West Virginia Route 7 northwest of the city of Morgantown, the county seat of Monongalia County.^[3] Its elevation is 951 feet (290 m). "Pentress" is not the only name the community has had; at various times in its history, it has been known as Minors Mills, New Brownsville, Pentrees, Pentress Junction, Statler Town, Statlers Town, Statlersville, and Stradlerstown.^[4] Although it is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 26544.^[5] As of the 2010 census, its population was 175.^[2]

References

1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
2. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder2.census.gov. Retrieved 2011-05-14. 
3. ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 112.
4. ^ Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-03-29.
5. ^ Zip Code Lookup