Omar, West Virginia

Omar, West Virginia
Census-designated place (CDP)
Omar, West Virginia
Coordinates: 37°45′20″N 81°59′58″W / 37.75556°N 81.99944°WCoordinates: 37°45′20″N 81°59′58″W / 37.75556°N 81.99944°W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Logan
Area[1]
• Total	1.140 sq mi (2.95 km^2)
• Land	1.125 sq mi (2.91 km^2)
• Water	0.015 sq mi (0.04 km^2)
Elevation	814 ft (248 m)
Population (2010)[2]
• Total	552
• Density	480/sq mi (190/km^2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	25638
Area code(s)	304 & 681
GNIS feature ID	1544403[3]

Omar is a census-designated place (CDP) in Logan County, West Virginia, United States. Omar is located along West Virginia Route 44 and Island Creek, 6.5 miles (10.5 km) south of Logan.^[4] Omar has a post office with ZIP code 25638.^[5] As of the 2010 census, its population was 522.^[2]

The community was named after a local settler.^[6]

• 
  Omar in 1935

References

1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
2. "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2011-05-14.
3. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Omar, West Virginia
4. West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 57. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
5. ZIP Code Lookup
6. 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. 459.