Advent, West Virginia

Advent is an unincorporated community in southeastern Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. It lies along Advent Road southeast of the city of Ripley, the county seat of Jackson County, and near Jackson County's borders with Kanawha and Roane counties.^[2] Its elevation is 791 feet (241 m).^[3] Advent had a post office, which closed on December 25, 2010.^[4]

Advent, West Virginia
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 38°36′37″N 81°33′31″W
Country	United States
State	West Virginia
County	Jackson
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP codes	25231[1]

The community took its name from the local Advent Christian Church.^[5]