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Albright is a town in central Preston County, West Virginia, United States, along the Cheat River. The population was 260 at the 2020 census. A former coal town, it is part of the Morgantown metropolitan area.

Albright town overview:
Name:	Albright town
LSAD Code:	43
LSAD Description:	town (suffix)
State:	West Virginia
County:	Preston County
Elevation:	1,211 ft (369 m)
Total Area:	0.27 sq mi (0.71 km²)
Land Area:	0.23 sq mi (0.60 km²)
Water Area:	0.04 sq mi (0.11 km²)
Total Population:	260
Population Density:	1,215.52/sq mi (469.39/km²)
ZIP code:	26519
Area code:	304
FIPS code:	5400748
GNISfeature ID:	1553704

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History

The town derives its name from David Albright, an early settler. In 1985, a mass flooding of the Cheat River wiped out most structures in the town.

Located near Albright is the Virginia Furnace, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.

The Albright Power Station, a former coal-fired power plant retired in 2012, sits across the Cheat River from Albright.

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 0.27 square miles (0.70 km), of which 0.23 square miles (0.60 km) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km) is water.