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Wolford, Virginia

Coordinates: 37°21′52″N 81°59′28″W / 37.36444°N 81.99111°W / 37.36444; -81.99111
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Wolford, Virginia
Unincorporated community
Wolford, Virginia is located in Virginia
Wolford, Virginia
Wolford, Virginia
Wolford, Virginia is located in the United States
Wolford, Virginia
Wolford, Virginia
Coordinates: 37°21′52″N 81°59′28″W / 37.36444°N 81.99111°W / 37.36444; -81.99111
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyBuchanan
Elevation
1,194 ft (364 m)
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP code
24658
Area code276
GNIS feature ID1497221[1]

Wolford is an unincorporated community in Buchanan County, Virginia, United States. Wolford is 8.4 miles (13.5 km) northeast of Grundy. Wolford has a post office with ZIP code 24658, which opened on August 22, 1949.[2][3] The community was likely named for John Wolford, a pioneer.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Wolford". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ United States Postal Service (2012). "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
  4. ^ Tennis, Joe (2004). Southwest Virginia Crossroads: An Almanac of Place Names and Places to See. The Overmountain Press. p. 4. ISBN 978-1-57072-256-1.