Chester, West Virginia
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Chester, West Virginia is a small city in the state's Northern Panhandle known as the northernmost point in West Virginia and for its historic pottery industry.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city
ⓘ
municipality ⓘ |
| areaCode |
304
ⓘ
681 ⓘ |
| borderFeature |
Ohio River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ohio state line ⓘ Pennsylvania state line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Cities in Hancock County, West Virginia
ⓘ
Cities in West Virginia ⓘ West Virginia populated places on the Ohio River ⓘ |
| climate | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| coordinateLocation | 40.6134°N 80.5620°W ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| county | Hancock County, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distanceToPittsburgh | about 40 miles northwest ⓘ |
| elevation |
236 m
ⓘ
774 ft ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 54-15012 ⓘ |
| GNISFeatureID | 1537170 ⓘ |
| governmentType | mayor–council ⓘ |
| hasFeature | small-town residential character ⓘ |
| hasLandmark | World’s Largest Teapot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| incorporated | 1896 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Fiesta dinnerware production
ⓘ
Homer Laughlin China Company NERFINISHED ⓘ historic pottery industry ⓘ northernmost point in West Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Appalachia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Panhandle of West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMetropolitanArea | Weirton–Steubenville metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
East Liverpool, Ohio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Newell, West Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Ohio River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Chester, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestMajorCity | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| population | approximately 2,300 (2020) ⓘ |
| postalCode | 26034 ⓘ |
| primaryIndustryHistorical |
ceramics
ⓘ
pottery manufacturing ⓘ |
| region | Ohio River Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | West Virginia ⓘ |
| timeZone | Eastern Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST |
Eastern Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Daylight Time
|
| transportation |
U.S. Route 30
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Virginia Route 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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