Myra, West Virginia

Myra, West Virginia
—  Unincorporated community  —
Myra, West Virginia
Coordinates: 38°13′17″N 82°06′45″W / 38.22139°N 82.1125°W / 38.22139; -82.1125Coordinates: 38°13′17″N 82°06′45″W / 38.22139°N 82.1125°W / 38.22139; -82.1125
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Lincoln
Elevation	663 ft (202 m)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	25544[1]
Area code(s)	304 & 681
GNIS feature ID	1549843[2]

Myra is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, West Virginia, United States. Myra is located on the Mud River 4 miles (6.4 km) south of Hamlin. Myra had a post office, which opened on September 7, 1883, and closed on March 19, 2011.^[3]

Notable people

• Chuck Yeager, aviator, was born in Myra in 1923.

References

1. ^ United States Postal Service (2010). "USPS - ZIP Code Lookup - Search By Address". http://zip4.usps.com/zip4/welcome.jsp. Retrieved 2010-07-07. 
2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Myra, West Virginia
3. ^ "Postmaster Finder - Post Offices by ZIP Code". United States Postal Service. http://webpmt.usps.gov/pmt008.cfm. Retrieved November 10, 2011.