Mount Alto, West Virginia

Mount Alto is an unincorporated community in far western Jackson County, West Virginia, USA. It lies along West Virginia Route 331 northwest of the city of Ripley, the county seat of Jackson County.[2] Its elevation is 709 feet (216 m).[3] Mount Alto had a post office, which closed on June 20, 2009.[4]

This article is about a community in West Virginia. For the mountain in Kilkenny, Ireland, see Mount Alto, Kilkenny.
Mount Alto, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
Mount Alto
Mount Alto
Coordinates: 38°51′52″N 81°52′41″W
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyJackson
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes
25264[1]

United States Senator Carte Goodwin is a native of Mount Alto.

References
  1. United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved 2012-02-15.
  2. DeLorme. West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. 4th ed. Yarmouth: DeLorme, 2007, p. 32-33. ISBN 0-89933-327-3.
  3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Alto, West Virginia, Geographic Names Information System, 1980-06-27. Accessed 2008-05-31.
  4. "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved October 10, 2011.



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