Nitro, West Virginia | |
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![]() Living Memorial Park in Nitro, WV | |
Motto: Living Memorial to World War I | |
![]() Location of Nitro in Kanawha County, West Virginia. | |
Coordinates: 38°24′55″N 81°49′52″W / 38.41528°N 81.83111°W | |
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State | ![]() |
Counties | Kanawha, Putnam |
Government | |
• Type | Municipal Government |
• Mayor | Dave Casebolt |
• Treasurer | John Young |
Area | |
• Total | 5.82 sq mi (15.07 km2) |
• Land | 5.24 sq mi (13.58 km2) |
• Water | 0.58 sq mi (1.49 km2) |
Elevation | 594 ft (181 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 6,618 |
• Estimate (2021)[2] | 6,518 |
• Density | 1,215.53/sq mi (469.29/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 25143 |
Area code | 304/681 |
FIPS code | 54-59068 |
GNIS feature ID | 1555228[3] |
Website | cityofnitro.org |
Nitro is a city in Kanawha and Putnam counties in the U.S. state of West Virginia. It takes its name from a World War I era nitrocellulose plant. The population was 6,618 according to the 2020 census.[2] It is part of the Charleston metropolitan area.
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