Sylvester, West Virginia
Sylvester, West Virginia | |
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Houses in Sylvester | |
Location of Sylvester in Boone County, West Virginia. | |
| Coordinates: 38°0′37″N 81°33′35″W / 38.01028°N 81.55972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | West Virginia |
| County | Boone |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.26 sq mi (0.67 km2) |
| • Land | 0.25 sq mi (0.65 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 863 ft (263 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 166 |
• Estimate (2021) | 162 |
| • Density | 539.68/sq mi (208.27/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 25193 |
| Area code | 304 |
| FIPS code | 54-78964 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1555775 |
| Website | local |
Sylvester is a town in Boone County, West Virginia, United States, along the Big Coal River. The population was 166 at the 2020 census. Sylvester was incorporated on April 11, 1952, by the Boone County Circuit Court. Sylvester bears the name of a family of settlers.