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Welcome to Nitro ...

The city of Nitro is primarily located in Kanawha County<1>. A portion of Nitro extends into Putnam County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Nitro, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1918.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Nitro has a population of 6,362 people<2> (see below for details).

Nitro is 780 feet [238 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Nitro: 304 & 681<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Nitro had an population of 6,362 people. This is a decrease of 11.37% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.77% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Nitro had a population of 7,178 people. This makes Nitro the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Nitro represents 0.39% of the total population of West Virginia (which has 1,852,994 people), making it the state's 19th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,178 people, the population of Nitro increased 5.19% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 6,824 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Nitro.

Communities Also Named Nitro ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Nitro - they are located in California, Ontario and Quebec.

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

Communities near Nitro ...

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

  • Charleston
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • South Charleston
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Charleston have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Charleston
    • South Charleston is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,036 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Charleston <5>
  • Dunbar
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hurricane
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Milton
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Milton have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milton
    • Milton is located in Cabell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,523 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Milton <5>
  • Winfield
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Eleanor
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eleanor have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eleanor
    • Eleanor is located in Putnam County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,579 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eleanor <5>
  • Marmet
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marmet have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marmet
    • Marmet is located in Kanawha County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,351 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marmet <5>
  • Buffalo
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Hamlin
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Nitro ...

Looking for more information about Nitro? 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 Nitro, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Nitro.

Adding Nitro to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Nitro 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 for Nitro was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

X2X - From that list, the Nitro post office opened in 1918.

We also found Nitro on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for West Virginia (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Nitro.

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Nitro. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kanawha County: www.kanawha.us/

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of West Virginia's counties, including Kanawha, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Nitro.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Nitro - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 Nitro area will be assigned with one of these codes: 304 or 681. As a result, placing a call in the Nitro area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<7>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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




 

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