Cinco, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Cinco is located in West Virginia
Cinco
Cinco
Cinco is located in the United States
Cinco
Cinco
Coordinates: 38°20′13″N 81°27′58″W / 38.33694°N 81.46611°W / 38.33694; -81.46611
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyKanawha
Elevation
696 ft (212 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
FIPS code1554136[1]

Cinco is an unincorporated community in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States.

Cinco is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level. It lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time. The telephone area codes for Cinco are 304 & 681.[2]

The community was named by a mining official, who preferred Cinco brand cigars.[3]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cinco, West Virginia
  2. ↑ "Cinco (Kanawha County, WV)". roadsidethoughts.com. Retrieved June 1, 2023.
  3. ↑ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 172.


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