Pool, West Virginia
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Pool | |
|---|---|
  Pool Location within the state of West Virginia  Pool Pool (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 38°9′49″N 80°51′51″W / 38.16361°N 80.86417°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Nicholas |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP codes | 26684 |
Pool is an unincorporated community in southwestern Nicholas County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along CR 41-7 just east of Route 41, south of the town of Summersville, the county seat of Nicholas County.[1] Its elevation is 2,142 feet (653 m).[2] Although Pool is unincorporated, it has a ZIP code of 26684; it once had its own post office, which opened on March 31, 1881, and closed on March 19, 2011.[3][4] The community took its name from standing pool of water near the original town site.[5]
