Power is an unincorporated community in Brooke County, West Virginia, United States.

Power, West Virginia
Power is located in West Virginia
Power
Power
Location within the state of West Virginia
Power is located in the United States
Power
Power
Power (the United States)
Coordinates: 40°12′40″N 80°39′33″W / 40.21111°N 80.65917°W / 40.21111; -80.65917
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBrooke
Elevation
669 ft (204 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS ID1555401[1]

The community was named for a nearby power plant.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "Power". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved May 10, 2024.
  2. ^ Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 505.