Fort Ashby, West Virginia
Fort Ashby, West Virginia | |
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Fort Ashby Location of Fort Ashby, West Virginia Fort Ashby Fort Ashby (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 39°29′52″N 78°45′04″W / 39.49778°N 78.75111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Mineral |
| Chartered | December 5, 1787 |
| Post office established | 1800 |
| Named after | Fort Ashby |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.6 sq mi (9.2 km2) |
| • Land | 3.6 sq mi (9.2 km2) |
| • Water | 0.039 sq mi (0.1 km2) |
| Elevation | 617 ft (188 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,289 |
| • Density | 360/sq mi (140/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 26719 |
| Area code | 304 |
| FIPS code | 54-28444 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2389101 |
Fort Ashby is a census-designated place (CDP) in Mineral County, West Virginia, United States, along Patterson Creek. It is part of the Cumberland, MD-WV Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,289 at the 2020 census (down from 1,380 at the 2010 census). The community was originally chartered as Frankfort and then known as Alaska before it took the name of its well-known historic landmark. Fort Ashby is the location of the Mineral County Fair.