Dunbar, West Virginia

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The city of Dunbar is located in Kanawha County.

Dunbar is 250 feet [76.2 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: Dunbar lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Dunbar can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Dunbar had a population of 8,154 people^<2> (or 4.08% of the total population of Kanawha County). The population of Dunbar represented 0.45% of the total of West Virginia, making it the state's 16th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Dunbar had a population of 7,664 people. This is a decrease of 6.01% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Dunbar.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Belle	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	1,158	8.02% decrease
	Cedar Grove	SE	18 mi [28.97 km]	802	6.96% decrease
	Chesapeake	SE	14 mi [22.53 km]	1,542	6.15% decrease
	East Bank	SE	18 mi [28.97 km]	888	4.82% decrease
	Eleanor	NW	15 mi [24.14 km]	1,555	15.61% increase
	Hurricane	W	15 mi [24.14 km]	6,335	21.31% increase

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Dunbar.

The Commemorative Quarter for West Virginia<4>

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Dunbar. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).

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