Bancroft, West Virginia

Bancroft, West Virginia
Bancroft, West Virginia
Town
	Bancroft Community Park in the spring
	Seal
	Location of Bancroft in Putnam County, West Virginia.
	Coordinates: 38°30′39″N 81°50′30″W / 38.51083°N 81.84167°W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Putnam
Government
• Mayor	Donna McKneely
Area
• Total	0.15 sq mi (0.38 km2)
• Land	0.14 sq mi (0.36 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2)
Elevation	591 ft (180 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	389
• Estimate (2021)	388
• Density	4,251.80/sq mi (1,642.37/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	25011
Area code	304
FIPS code	54-04204
GNIS feature ID	1535197
Website	bancroftwv.com

Bancroft is a town in Putnam County, West Virginia, United States, along the Kanawha River. The population was 389 at the 2020 census.^[2] It is part of the Huntington–Ashland metropolitan area.^[5]

^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c Bureau, US Census. "City and Town Population Totals: 2020-2021". Census.gov. US Census Bureau. Retrieved July 3, 2022. {{cite web}}: |last1= has generic name (help)
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
^ "Population statistics" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on March 19, 2013.