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Welcome to Crab Orchard ...

Crab Orchard is located in Raleigh County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crab Orchard, you might consider that their post office opened in 1911.

Crab Orchard is 2,290 feet [698 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Crab Orchard is about ½ mile above sea level.

Time Zone: Crab Orchard lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Codes for Crab Orchard: 304 & 681<3>

The ZIP code for Crab Orchard: 25827<4>

Communities Also Named Crab Orchard ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Crab Orchard - they are located in Illinois, Kentucky, Missouri, Nebraska, Tennessee (2) and Virginia (2).

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Crab Orchard.

Communities near Crab Orchard ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Crab Orchard.

  • Beckley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Hill
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
  • Hinton
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Mullens
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Mount Hope
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Pineville
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Lester
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Lester is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 312 people
  • Rhodell
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Rhodell is located in Raleigh County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rhodell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 159 people
  • Pax
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Pax is located in Fayette County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pax
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
  • Thurmond
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Crab Orchard. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crab Orchard.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Crab Orchard. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crab Orchard.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Crab Orchard. See our Newspapers Page for Crab Orchard.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crab Orchard ...

Looking for more information about Crab Orchard? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Crab Orchard, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Crab Orchard.

Adding Crab Orchard to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crab Orchard in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Crab Orchard was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Crab Orchard post office opened in 1911.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crab Orchard.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Raleigh, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crab Orchard - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 304 code has been Overlayed with the 681 area code. New phone numbers in the Crab Orchard area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Crab Orchard area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Crab Orchard). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Crab Orchard or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/