Cucumber, West Virginia

About Cucumber

Set in the southwestern part of West Virginia, Cucumber is a small unincorporated community.

Cucumber holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.45 square miles.

📰 Cucumber News Today

• Obituary information for Sterling William Wallace, Jr. heritagechattanooga.com · May 8
• 22 indicted by Wyoming County Grand Jury WVVA · Sep 9
• Nelda Hodge Brewster - View Obituary & Service Information - Hurst-Scott Funeral Home Hurst-Scott Funeral Home · Dec 15
• Warnings Sent For Potential Salmonella Cucumber Contamination West Virginia Public Broadcasting · Jun 3
• Carrot, pumpkin, cucumber, cantaloupe break W.Va. records West Virginia Explorer · Jan 31

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What Makes Cucumber Unique

• The only place in America named Cucumber — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southwestern West Virginia, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

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