Shady Spring, West Virginia, United States [CDP]; population was 1,929 in 1990; housing units was 802 in 1990; location is 37°42'N 81°6'W; land area is 5.97 square miles (3,822 acres); water area is 0.01 square miles (6 acres); FIPS code is 73108 [SourceCBP]