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A town of 180 people in West Virginia
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Town in West Virginia, United States
180Population
0.3 sq miArea
735 ftElevation

Sand Fork is a town in Gilmer County, West Virginia, United States. The population was 182 at the 2020 census. It is located along the Little Kanawha River, at the mouth of the Sand Fork. Sand Fork was incorporated in 1903 as Layopolis, named for William R. Lay, an employee of the Eureka Pipe Line Company, which operated in oil fields in the area. Prior to 1983, the town was known as Layopolis, while its post office was known as Sand Fork. The town's name was changed to Sand Fork by the results of an election in 1983.

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ZIP code26430
Area code304
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Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital CompanyWeston · 16.5 mi · ER
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