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Shock, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°46′42″N 80°57′59″W / 38.77833°N 80.96639°W / 38.77833; -80.96639
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Gilmer
Elevation	741 ft (226 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	26638
Area code(s)	304 & 681
GNIS feature ID	1549928

Shock is an unincorporated community in Gilmer County, West Virginia, United States. Shock is 13 miles (21 km) southwest of Glenville, along the Right Fork Steer Creek. Shock has a post office with ZIP code 26638.

The community was named after the Shock family, original owners of the town site.

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Shock has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

References

1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
2. West Virginia Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1997. p. 44. ISBN 0-89933-246-3.
3. ZIP Code Lookup
4. Kenny, Hamill (1945). West Virginia Place Names: Their Origin and Meaning, Including the Nomenclature of the Streams and Mountains. Piedmont, WV: The Place Name Press. p. 575.
5. Climate Summary for Shock, West Virginia

v t e Municipalities and communities of Gilmer County, West Virginia, United States
County seat: Glenville
Towns	Glenville Sand Fork
Unincorporated communities	Alice Baldwin Cedarville Coxs Mills De Kalb Donlan Dusk Gilmer Hardman Index Let Letter Gap Linn Lockney Lucerne Moss Newberne Normantown Orton Perkins Racket‡ Revore Rosedale Shock Stouts Mills Stumptown Tanner Troy Truebada Withers
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties
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