Lafferty is a census-designated place in northeastern Union Township, Belmont County, Ohio, United States, along Wheeling Creek.[1][2] As of the 2020 census it had a population of 255.[3] It has a post office with the ZIP code 43951.[4]
Lafferty, Ohio | |
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![]() Lafferty Post Office | |
![]() Location of Lafferty, Ohio | |
Coordinates: 40°06′51″N 81°01′08″W / 40.11417°N 81.01889°W | |
Country | United States |
State | Ohio |
County | Belmont |
Township | Union |
Elevation | 1,125 ft (343 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 255 |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 43951 |
Area code | 740 |
GNIS feature ID | 2628914[1] |
Lafferty is part of the Wheeling, WV-OH Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The community was named after one Dr. Joseph Laf(f)erty.[5]
Notable person
edit- Frank John "Skeeter" Scalzi, baseball player
References
edit- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lafferty, Ohio
- ^ Ohio Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Me.: DeLorme. 1991. pp. 62–63. ISBN 0-89933-233-1.
- ^ "Lafferty CPD, Ohio - Census Bureau Profile". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
- ^ Zip Code Lookup
- ^ Overman, William Daniel (1958). Ohio Town Names. Akron, OH: Atlantic Press. p. 72.