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Check, Virginia

Check, Virginia
Unincorporated community
Check is located in Virginia
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Check
Check is located in the United States
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Coordinates: 37°02′05″N 80°09′56″W / 37.03472°N 80.16556°W / 37.03472; -80.16556
CountryUnited States
StateVirginia
CountyFloyd
Elevation
2,582 ft (787 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code
24072
Area code540
GNIS feature ID1464762[1]

Check is an unincorporated community in Floyd County, Virginia, United States. It is located on U.S. Route 221 12.1 miles (19.5 km) northeast of Floyd. Check has a post office with ZIP code 24072, which opened on July 23, 1883.[2] The origin of the name "Check" is obscure.[3]

Check contains a primary school, Check Elementary School, which is located in the old Check High School building.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Check". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
    - "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. Archived from the original on October 17, 2020. Retrieved August 21, 2012.
  3. ^ Moyer, Armond; Moyer, Winifred (1958). The origins of unusual place-names. Keystone Pub. Associates. p. 141 – via HathiTrust digital library.
  4. ^ "Check Elementary School". Archived from the original on November 12, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2013.



Quelle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Check,_Virginia