Amherstdale, West Virginia

Amherstdale, West Virginia
Amherstdale post office
Amherstdale
Amherstdale
Coordinates: 37°47′07″N 81°48′33″W / 37.78528°N 81.80917°W / 37.78528; -81.80917
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyLogan
Area
  Total
3.01 sq mi (7.79 km2)
  Land2.99 sq mi (7.75 km2)
  Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)
Elevation
896 ft (273 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
350
  Density117/sq mi (45.2/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
25607
Area codes304 & 681
GNIS feature ID1534919
FIPS code54-01660

Amherstdale is a census-designated place (CDP) in Logan County, West Virginia, United States, situated along Buffalo Creek. The CDP includes the unincorporated communities of Amherstdale, Becco, Fanco, and Braeholm. The CDP population was 350 as of the 2020 census, no change from the 2010 census.

Prior to 2010, Amherstdale was part of the Amherstdale-Robinette CDP. Amherstdale has a post office with ZIP code 25607.

Amherstdale was also affected by the Buffalo Creek flood disaster which killed, injured, and left thousands homeless.