Kistler, West Virginia

Census-designated place in West Virginia, United States

37°45′22″N 81°51′36″W / 37.75611°N 81.86000°W / 37.75611; -81.86000CountryUnited StatesStateWest VirginiaCounty LoganArea

^[1]

• Total1.494 sq mi (3.87 km²) • Land1.486 sq mi (3.85 km²) • Water0.008 sq mi (0.02 km²)Elevation

774 ft (236 m)Population

(2010)^[2]

• Total528 • Density355.3/sq mi (137.2/km²)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)ZIP Code

25628

Area code(s)304 & 681GNIS feature ID1541251^[3]FIPS code54-44188

Kistler is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 528.^[2]

Geography

Kistler is in southern Logan County, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) northeast of Man, along Buffalo Creek.^[4] It is bordered to the northeast (upstream) by Accoville.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Kistler CDP has a total area of 1.494 square miles (3.87 km²), of which 1.486 square miles (3.85 km²) are land and 0.008 square miles (0.021 km²), or 0.54%, are water.^[1] The community was affected by the Buffalo Creek flood in 1972.

References

^ ^a ^b "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files – West Virginia". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Total Population: 2010 Census DEC Summary File 1 (P1), Kistler CDP, West Virginia". data.census.gov. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2021.
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Kistler, West Virginia
^ West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 57. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.