Eleanor, West Virginia
Eleanor, West Virginia | |
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Location of Eleanor in Putnam County, West Virginia. | |
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| Coordinates: 38°32′21″N 81°55′52″W / 38.53917°N 81.93111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Putnam |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Charles Cameron "Cam" Clendenin |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.13 sq mi (5.51 km2) |
| • Land | 2.12 sq mi (5.50 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 604 ft (184 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,542 |
• Estimate (2021) | 1,539 |
| • Density | 747.9/sq mi (288.78/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 25070 |
| Area code | 304 |
| FIPS code | 54-24292 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1538590 |
| Website | eleanorwv |
Eleanor is a town in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States, along the Kanawha River. Its population was 1,548 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area. The town, named for Eleanor Roosevelt, was established as a New Deal project in the 1930s like other Franklin D. Roosevelt towns around the nation (e.g. Greenbelt, Greenhills, Greendale, Hanford, or Norris).