Falling Waters, West Virginia

Falling Waters, West Virginia
Location in Berkeley County and the state of West Virginia.
Location in Berkeley County and the state of West Virginia.
Falling Waters, West Virginia is located in West Virginia
Falling Waters, West Virginia
Falling Waters, West Virginia
Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 39°33′54″N 77°52′47″W / 39.56500°N 77.87972°W / 39.56500; -77.87972
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyBerkeley
Area
 • Total1.245 sq mi (3.22 km2)
 • Land1.245 sq mi (3.22 km2)
 • Water0 sq mi (0 km2)
Elevation443 ft (135 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total11,430
Time zoneUTC−5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Code
25419
Area code304
GNIS feature ID2586801[2]

Falling Waters is a census-designated place (CDP) on the Potomac River in Berkeley County, West Virginia, United States. It is located along Williamsport Pike (US 11) north of Martinsburg. An 1887 Scientific American article claimed that the first U.S. railroad was built in Falling Waters in 1814.[3]

  1. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
  2. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Falling Waters, West Virginia
  3. ^ "First U.S Railroad". Scientific American. May 7, 1887.

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