Pie, West Virginia

Unincorporated community in West Virginia, United States

37°39′12″N 82°01′32″W / 37.65333°N 82.02556°W / 37.65333; -82.02556CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCounty MingoElevation

1,266 ft (386 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP codes

25689

Area code(s)304 & 681GNIS feature ID1555339^[1]

Pie is an unincorporated community in Mingo County, West Virginia, United States. Pie is located on U.S. Route 52 along Pigeon Creek; the community lies along the road for 3 miles (4.8 km), from Horsepen Mountain to Grants Branch. According to Pie's 1933 postmaster, the community was named for Leander Blankenship, a resident "who really like[d] pie, regardless of kind".^[2]

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Pie postmark

References

^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pie, West Virginia
^ 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. 486.