Green Spring, West Virginia | |
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Census-designated place (CDP) | |
Coordinates: 39°31′36″N 78°37′28″W / 39.52667°N 78.62444°W | |
Country | United States |
State | West Virginia |
County | Hampshire |
Area | |
• Total | 2.198 sq mi (5.69 km2) |
• Land | 2.197 sq mi (5.69 km2) |
• Water | 0.001 sq mi (0.003 km2) |
Elevation | 646 ft (197 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 218 |
• Density | 99/sq mi (38/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 26722 |
Area code | 304 |
GNIS feature ID | 2586819[2] |
Green Spring is a census-designated place (CDP) and railroad town in Hampshire County, West Virginia, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 218.[3] Green Spring is located north of Springfield on Green Spring Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 1) near the confluence of the North and South Branches of the Potomac River. Green Spring is also the location of the South Branch Valley Railroad's terminus with the old Baltimore and Ohio Railroad mainline. Green Spring is the site of a one-lane low-water toll bridge that connects Green Spring Road (West Virginia Secondary Route 1) to Maryland Route 51 in Oldtown, Allegany County, Maryland. This bridge is one of only 17 privately owned toll bridges in the United States. The toll for the bridge is currently US$1.50.[4]