Eleanor, West Virginia

Eleanor, West Virginia
Location of Eleanor in Putnam County, West Virginia.
Eleanor
Eleanor
Coordinates: 38°32′21″N 81°55′52″W / 38.53917°N 81.93111°W / 38.53917; -81.93111
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyPutnam
Government
 • MayorCharles Cameron "Cam" Clendenin
Area
 • Total
2.13 sq mi (5.51 km2)
 • Land2.12 sq mi (5.50 km2)
 • Water0.0039 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation
604 ft (184 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
1,542
 • Estimate 
(2021)
1,539
 • Density747.9/sq mi (288.78/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25070
Area code304
FIPS code54-24292
GNIS feature ID1538590
Websiteeleanorwv.com

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).