Bolt, West Virginia


Bolt is a census-designated place in Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States. Bolt is located on West Virginia Route 99 west of Beckley. Bolt has a post office with ZIP code 25817. As of the 2010 census, its population is 548.

History

A post office called Bolt has been in operation since 1902. One Mr. George Washington Bolt, an early postmaster, gave the community his last name.

Notable person

, a country singer, was born at Bolt in 1920.