Cheat Lake, West Virginia, United States [CDP]; population was 3,992 in 1990; housing units was 1,623 in 1990; location is 39°40'N 79°51'W; land area is 12.82 square miles (8,206 acres); water area is 1.37 square miles (874 acres); FIPS code is 14775 [SourceCBP]