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Welcome to Naugatuck ...

Naugatuck is located in Mingo County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Naugatuck, you might consider that their post office opened in 1903.

Naugatuck is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you leave Naugatuck and travel west, you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Area Codes for Naugatuck: 304 & 681<3>

The ZIP code for Naugatuck: 25685<4>

Communities Also Named Naugatuck ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Naugatuck - it's located in Connecticut.

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

Communities near Naugatuck ...

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

  • Williamson
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Logan
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Inez
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Inez is located in Martin County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inez
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 614 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Inez <5>
  • Delbarton
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Matewan
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Kermit
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Warfield
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Beauty
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Beauty is located in Martin County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty
  • Greyeagle
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Greyeagle is located in Mingo County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greyeagle
  • Hode
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hode is located in Martin County (KY)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hode

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 Naugatuck. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Naugatuck.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Naugatuck. 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 Naugatuck.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Naugatuck ...

Looking for more information about Naugatuck? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Naugatuck, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Naugatuck.

Adding Naugatuck to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Naugatuck 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 Naugatuck was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Naugatuck post office opened in 1903.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Naugatuck.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Mingo, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Naugatuck - 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 Naugatuck area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Naugatuck 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 Naugatuck). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Naugatuck 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/