Reader, West Virginia

Reader
Reader
Location within the state of West Virginia
Coordinates: 39°34′8″N 80°43′58″W / 39.56889°N 80.73278°W / 39.56889; -80.73278
CountryUnited States
StateWest Virginia
CountyWetzel
Area
  Total
0.946 sq mi (2.45 km2)
  Land0.929 sq mi (2.41 km2)
  Water0.017 sq mi (0.04 km2)
Population
 (2010)
  Total
397
  Density420/sq mi (160/km2)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)

Reader is a census-designated place (CDP) in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 397.

Reader got its start circa 1901 when the railroad was extended to that point. The community took its name from nearby Reader Run creek.