Boomer, West Virginia


Boomer is a census-designated place in Fayette County, West Virginia, United States. Boomer is located on the north bank of the Kanawha River southeast of Smithers. Boomer has a post office with ZIP code 25031. As of the 2010 census, its population was 615.

History

The community takes its name from nearby Boomer Branch creek.
On February 16, 2015 the village, along with neighboring Adena, was evacuated following the derailment of a train consisting of two locomotives and 109 rail cars. The train, carrying crude oil quickly set ablaze into a fireball, some of the oil flowing into the Kanawha River and setting it alight for half a mile.