Princeton, West Virginia

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Princeton, West Virginia is a small city in southern West Virginia known as a regional hub for commerce, education, and transportation near the Virginia border.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
areaCode 304
681
climate humid continental to humid subtropical transition
country United States
countrySubdivision Appalachia
county Mercer County, West Virginia NERFINISHED
elevationAboveSeaLevel ~2400 feet
FIPSCode 54-65252
GNISFeatureID 1555423
governingBody Princeton City Council
governmentType mayor–council
hasCulturalAttraction Chuck Mathena Center
hasEducationalInstitution Mercer County Schools
Princeton Senior High School
hasFacility Princeton Community Hospital
hasHistoricDistrict Princeton Downtown Historic District
hasMuseum Those Who Served War Museum
hasNearbyAttraction Bluestone State Park
Pipestem Resort State Park
hasPublicLibrary Princeton Public Library
hasSportsTeam Princeton Whistlepigs
incorporatedIn 19th century
isCountySeatOf Mercer County, West Virginia NERFINISHED
isRegionalHubFor commerce
education
transportation
locatedInRegion Southern West Virginia
locatedNear Virginia border
majorHighway Interstate 77 NERFINISHED
U.S. Route 460 NERFINISHED
West Virginia Route 20
namedAfter Battle of Princeton
Princeton, New Jersey
partOfMetropolitanArea Bluefield micropolitan area
populationEstimate around 6000–8000 inhabitants
postalCode 24740
primaryEconomicSectors education services
healthcare services
retail trade
transportation and logistics
sportsFacility H. P. Hunnicutt Field
state West Virginia
timeZone Eastern Time Zone
timeZoneDST Eastern Daylight Time


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